Orthochromis mazimeroensis

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: Haplochromini
Genus: Orthochromis
Species: Orthochromis mazimeroensis

Name

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Orthochromis mazimeroensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Holotype: MRAC 91-62-P-1619. [Paratypes: MRAC 78-10-P-45-56 (12), 91-30-P-527-544 (18), 91-62-P-1620-1651 (32), 93-150-P-36-61 (26), 93-150-P-62-63 (2), 93-150-P-432-476 (45), 93-150-P-477 (1), 95-18-P-4-5 (2), 96-31-P-14-15 (2); ZMB 32.634 (1)].

Type locality: Mazimero stream at Kabingo, on road Rutana-Kinyinya, 03°54'S, 30°13'E, Malagarasi drainage, Burundi.

References

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  • De Vos, L. & L. Seegers 1998: Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 9 (4): 371–420.
  • 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.
  • Orthochromis mazimeroensis in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.