Lethrinops longipinnis

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: Lethrinops
Species: Lethrinops longipinnis

Name

Lethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1978

Holotype: BMNH 1977.5.24.4. [Paratypes: BMNH 1977.5.24.5 (1), 1977.5.24.6-7 (2); MACT 77-24-P-1 (1), 77-24-P-2 (1); MFRU (1, 1, 1, 1); MRAC 77-24-P-1 (1); QVMS 3793-94 (2, 1); SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 926-927 (3, 1); USNM 217504-06 (2, 1, 1)].

Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], 14°02'S, 34°58'E, depth 40 fathoms.

Synonyms

• Lethrinops longipinnus Eccles & Lewis, 1978 (orth. var.)

References

• Eccles, D.H. & Lewis, D.S.C. 1978. A taxonomic study of the genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Part 2. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 37: 1–11. Reference page. 
• Ngatunga, B. & J. Snoeks 2004: Key to the shallow-water species of Lethrinops sensu lato. Pp. 252-260 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.
• Lethrinops longipinnis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.