Mylochromis incola

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: Mylochromis
Species: Mylochromis incola

Name

Mylochromis incola Trewavas, 1935

Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.2341. [Paralectotypes: (17) BMNH 1935.6.14.2339-2340 (2), 1935.6.14.2342-2347 (6), 1935.6.14.1348-2355 (8), 1935.6.14.2356 (1); NMW 25630 (1); MNHN 1937-0186 (ex BMNH) (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:214.

Type locality: Eastern shore of South East Arm between the Bar and Fort Maguire, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

Cyrtocara incola (Trewavas, 1935)
Haplochromis incola Trewavas, 1935
Maravichromis incola (Trewavas, 1935)

References

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.
Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. Pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Golden Mola Hap