Ctenopharynx nitidus

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: Ctenopharynx
Species: Ctenopharynx nitidus

Name

Ctenopharynx nitidus Trewavas, 1935

Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1763. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.1760-1762 (3), 1935.6.14.1764-1768 (5), 1935.6.14.1769 (1); MNHN 1937-0215 (ex BMNH) (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:180.

Type locality: Vua, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

• Cyrtocara nitida (Trewavas, 1935)
• Cyrtocara nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Haplochromis nitidus Trewavas, 1935
• Otopharynx nitidus (Trewavas, 1935)

References

• Trewavas, E. 1935. A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 16(91): 65–118. PDF. Reference page. 
• Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.
• Ctenopharynx nitidus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.