Haplochromis nigricans

Haplochromis nigricans

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: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis nigricans

Name

Haplochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)

Syntypes: BMNH 1906.5.30.469 (1).

Type locality: Entebbe, Uganda, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza].

Synonyms

• Neochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)
• Tilapia nigricans Boulenger, 1906
• Tilapia simotes (non Boulenger, 1911)

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1906: Descriptions of new fishes discovered by Mr. E. Degen in Lake Victoria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), 17(101): 433–452.
• Greenwood, P.H. 1956: A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae). Part I: H. obliquidens Hilgend., H. nigricans (Blgr.), H. nuchisquamulatus (Hilgend.) and H. lividus, sp. n. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 4 (5): 223–244. BHL
• van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57–110.

Links

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