Haplochromis obesus

Haplochromis obesus

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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

References

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  • 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.