Nanochromis splendens

Taxonavigation

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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: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Nanochromis
Species: Nanochromis splendens

Name

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Nanochromis splendens Roberts & Stewart, 1976

Holotype: MCZ 50476. [Paratypes: BMNH 1976.5.21.71-80 [ex MCZ 50477] (10); MCZ 50311 (61), 50343 (5), 50392 (orig. 87, now 77), 50477 (orig. 170, now 145), 50553 (28); MRAC 76-17-P-14-23 (10) [ex MCZ 50392] (10); USNM [ex MCZ 50477] 216377 (15)].

Type locality: Lower Congo [Zaire] River, near Inga, Zaire, 5°27.5'S, 13°36.0'E.

References

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  • Roberts, T.R. & D.J. Stewart 1976: An ecological and systematic survey of fishes in the rapids of the lower Zaire or Congo River. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 147(6): 239–317, Pls. 1-14.
  • 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.
  • Nanochromis splendens in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.