Labidochromis mylodon

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 mylodon

Name

Labidochromis mylodon Lewis, 1982

Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.68. [Paratypes: AMNH 39196 (1), 42908 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.69-72 (4); MRAC 80-35-P-19-20 (1, 1); NMBZ (ex QVMS) 3824 (2); SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 467 (2); USNM 226814 (2)].

Type locality: Shore of Mumbo Island, 14°00'S, 34°45'E, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

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 mylodon in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.