Labidochromis heterodon

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: Labidochromis
Species: Labidochromis heterodon

Name

Labidochromis heterodon Lewis, 1982

Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.58. [Paratypes: AMNH 39194 (1), 42906 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.59-65 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-24-25 (2); NMBZ (ex QVMS) 3818 (2); SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 472 (2); USNM 226812 (2)].

Type locality: Off shores of Boadzulu Island, southeastern arm of Lake Malawi [Nyasa], 14°13'S, 35°08'E.

References

Lewis, D.S.C. 1982: A revision of the genus Labidochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 75(3): 189–265.
Poll, M. & J.-P. Gosse 1995: Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. Mémoire de la Classe des Sciences. Académie royale de Belgique. 9: 1–324.
Labidochromis heterodon in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.