Maylandia nkhunguensis

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: Maylandia
Species: Maylandia nkhunguensis

Name

Maylandia nkhunguensis (Ciccotto et al., 2011)

• Holotype: PSU 4603.
• Paratypes: PSU 4604 (5).

Type locality: Mozambique, Lake Malaŵi, Nkhungu Reef, 12°58.801'S, 34°45.837'E [1].

Etymology: The specific name nkhunguensis refers to one of the reefs at which the species is endemic.

Synonyms

• Metriaclima nkhunguensis Ciccotto et al., 2011

References

• Ciccotto, P. J., Konings, A. & Stauffer, J. R., Jr.; 2011: Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa, 2738: 1–25. Abstract & excerpt