Diplotaxodon altus

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: Diplotaxodon
Species: Diplotaxodon altus

Name

Diplotaxodon altus Stauffer, Phiri, & Konings, 2018: 91

Holotype: PSU 12501. [Paratypes: PSU 12502 (2), SAIAB 203929 (2).]

Type locality: Malawi: Lake Malaŵi, Chipoka, 13.878319°S, 34.739389°E; collected from traditional Chirimila nets that were operated at 40–80 m.

References

• Stauffer, J.R., Jr., Phiri, T.B., & Konings, A.F. 2018: Description of two deep-water fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 131:90-100. DOI: 10.2988/PBSW-D-17-00004