Petrotilapia chrysos

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: Petrotilapia
Species: Petrotilapia chrysos

Name

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Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996

Holotype: PSU 2726. [Paratypes: PSU 2727-34 (16, 3, 4, 8, 5, 12, 9, 10); USNM 336590 (6, 6); MFRU 9 (3)].

Type locality: Chinyamwezi Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth 1-3 meters.

References

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  • Stauffer, J.R., Jr. & E.S. van Snik 1996: New species of Petrotilapia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Copeia, 1996 (3): 695–702.
  • 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.
  • Petrotilapia chrysos in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.