Melanochromis auratus

Melanochromis auratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Melanochromis
Species: Melanochromis auratus

Name

• Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Holotype: BMNH 1896.12.1.7
  • Type locality: "Monkey Bay, W. Nyassa" [Lake Malawi, Malawi]

Synonyms

• Chromis aurata Boulenger, 1897
• Chromis auratus Boulenger, 1897
• Pseudotropheus auratus (Boulenger, 1897)
• Tilapia aurata (Boulenger, 1897)

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1897: Description of a new fish from Lake Nyassa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), 19 (110): 155. PDF
• Bowers, N. & J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1997: Eight new species of rock-dwelling cichlids of the genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (1): 49–70.
• Melanochromis auratus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Golden Mbuna
ไทย: ปลาหมอแตงไทย