Copadichromis azureus

Copadichromis azureus

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: Copadichromis
Species: Copadichromis azureus

Name

Copadichromis azureus Konings, 1990

Holotype: BMNH 1990.4.9.8. [Paratypes: BMNH 1990.4.9.9-12 (4), 1990.4.9.13-17 (5)].

Type locality: Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth 15-23 meters.

Synonyms

• Haplochromis chrysonotus (non Boulenger, 1908) [misapplied name]

References

Primary references

• Konings, A. 1990. Descriptions of six new Malawi cichlids. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 38(11): 110–129. Reference page. 
• Stauffer, J.R., Jr. & Konings, A.F. 2006. Review of Copadochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 17(1): 9–42. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Copadichromis azureus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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