Haplochromis obesus

Haplochromis obesus

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 obesus

Name

Haplochromis obesus (Boulenger, 1906)

Lectotype: BMNH 1906.5.30.311. [Paralectotypes: BMNH (1) Entebbe]; lectotype designated by Eschmeyer, 1998:1211.

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

Synonyms

• Haplochromis desfontainesii (non Lacepède, 1802)
• Haplochromis gestri (Boulenger, 1911)
• Lipochromis obesus (Boulenger, 1906)
• Paratilapia gestri Boulenger, 1911
• Pelmatochromis obesus Boulenger, 1906

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.
• van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57–110.
• Haplochromis obesus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.