Nanochromis splendens

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: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Nanochromis
Species: Nanochromis splendens

Name

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

• 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.