Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus

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

Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus Witte & Witte-Maas, 1987

Holotype: RMNH 30667. Paratypes: RMNH 30601, 30668-699 (total 34).

Type locality: Northern part of Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Tanzania, depth 10–12 meters.

Witte, F. & Witte-Maas, E.L.M. 1987. Implications for taxonomy and functional morphology of intraspecific variation in Haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria with descriptions of five zooplanktivorous species. Pp. 1–83, Tables 1–25 [14 pp.], Study material [1 p.], Pls. 1–8 (Hoofdstuk 2) In: F. Witte, From form to fishery: an ecological and taxonomical contribution to morphology and fishery of Lake Victoria cichlids. Ph.D. Thesis Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden. From form to fishery: an ecological and taxonomical contribution to morphology and fishery of Lake Victoria cichlids.: i–ix + 1–14 + 596–612 + 1–83 + [15] + 1–27 + 1–14 + [4], Pls. 1–8 (some color).
van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 302: 57–110.
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