Melanochromis melanopterus

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

Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935

Holotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.302-306 (5).

Type locality: Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Melanochromis mellitus Johnson, 1976: 17
- Holotype (♀): AMNH I-35387
- Type locality: Off Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi
- Synonymized by Konings-Dudin et al., 2009: 38

Trewavas, E. 1935. A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 16(91): 65–118. PDF. Reference page.
Bowers, N. & J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1997: Eight new species of rock-dwelling cichlids of the genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8(1): 49–70.
Johnson, D.S. 1976. Two new cichlids of the Mbuna group from Malawi with a discussion of several bicuspid-toothed Labidochromis sp. [sic]. Today's Aquarist, 2(3): 17–20, 22–24. PDF Reference page.
Konings-Dudin, G., Konings, A.F., & Stauffer, J.R., Jr. 2009. Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa 2076: 37–59. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2076.1.2, PDF Reference page.

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