Haplochromis obtusidens

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 obtusidens

Name

Haplochromis obtusidens Trewavas, 1928

Lectotype: BMNH 1928.5.30.21. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1928.5.30.20 (1)]. Lectotype designated by Greenwood, 1960:266.

Type locality: Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza].

Synonyms

• Gaurochromis obtusidens (Trewavas, 1928)
• Haplochromis cinereus (non Boulenger, 1906)
• Haplochromis desfontainesii (non Lacepède, 1802)
• Tilapia lacrimosa (non Boulenger, 1906)

References

• Trewavas, 1928: Descriptions of five new cichlid fishes of the genus Haplochromis from Lake Victoria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10), 2(7): 93–95. Reference page.
• van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen 302: 57–110. PDF. Reference page. 
• Haplochromis obtusidens in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.