Heterochromis

Heterochromis

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: Heterochrominae
Genus: Heterochromis
Species: H. multidens

Name

• Heterochromis Regan, 1922: 252
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Paratilapia multidens Pellegrin, 1900
    • Type by original designation [also monotypic]

References

• Matthes, H. 1964. Les poissons du lac Tumba et de la région d'Ikela. Étude systématique et écologique. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (8), (126)
• Oliver, M.K. 1979: Heterochromis multidens: The most plesiomorphic African cichlid fish? American zoologist, 19: 892. PDF
• Pellegrin, J. 1900: Poissons nouveaux du Congo français. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, 6: 98–101. BHL
• Regan, C.T. 1922: The classification of the fishes of the family Cichlidae.--II. On African and Syrian genera not restricted to the Great Lakes. Annals and magazine of natural history (9), 10: 249–264. Internet Archive BHL

Links

• Eschmeyer, W.N., Catalog of Fishes (electronic version)

Vernacular names

Native name (language unknown) near Ikela, Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo: likoke (Matthes, 1964: 12).