Orthochromis torrenticola

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 torrenticola

Name

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Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)

Holotype: MRAC 140100. [Paratypes: MRAC 140101 (1)].

Type locality: Rapids of the Lufira River, just above the main falls at Kuibo, Congo.

Synonyms

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  • Haplochromis rheophilus (non Poll, 1948)
  • Haplochromis torrenticola Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963
  • Rheohaplochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
  • Schwetzochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)

References

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  • Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 1963: Description d'une espèce nouvelle d'Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) avec observations sur les Haplochromis rhéophiles du Congo oriental. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 68 (1-2): 140–152.
  • 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 torrenticola in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.