Orthochromis stormsi

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 stormsi

Name

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Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)

Lectotype: BMNH 1902.4.14.13 [ex IRSNB]. [Paralectotypes: IRSNB 14 (4)]. Lectotype selected by Greenwood & Kullander, 1994:164.

Type locality: Lindi River, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo].

Synonyms

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  • Haplochromis polyacanthus (non Boulenger, 1899)
  • Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Schwetzochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Tilapia stormsi Boulenger, 1902

References

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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1902: Contributions to the ichthyology of the Congo.--II. On a collection of fishes from the Lindi River. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1 (pt 2): 265–271, Pls. 28-30.
  • 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 stormsi in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.