Haplochromis scheffersi

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 scheffersi

Name

Haplochromis scheffersi Snoeks, De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1987

Holotype: MRAC 85-13-P-133. [Paratypes: MRAC 85-13-P-131 (1), 85-13-P-134 (1), 85-13-P-137-38 (2), 85-13-P-165 (1), 85-13-P-166-71 (6), 85-13-P-173-80 (8), 85-13-P-187 (1)].

Type locality: Lake Kivu, Gisenyi, Rwanda, central Africa.

References

• Snoeks, J., L. de Vos & D.F.E. Thys Van Den Audenaerde 1987: Description de Haplochromis scheffersi sp. nov. (Pisces, Cichlidae) du lac Kivu. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, 100 (4): 443–452.
• 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 scheffersi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.