Pseudotropheus elongatus

Pseudotropheus elongatus

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: Pseudotropheus
Species: Pseudotropheus elongatus

Name

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  • Pseudotropheus elongatus Fryer, 1956: 84, Fig. 3
    • Lectotype: BMNH 1956.9.4.1. Paralectotype: BMNH 1956.6.4.27 (1)
      • Lectotype designated by Seegers, 1996: 99
    • Type locality: Mbamba Bay, eastern Lake Nyasa [Lake Malawi], Tanzania, Africa

References

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  • Fryer, G. 1956: New species of cichlid fishes from Lake Nyasa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 53 (1-2): 81–91.
  • Seegers, L. 1996: The identity of Pseudotropheus elongatus, with the description of P. longior from Mbamba Bay, Tanzania, and notes on Genyochromis mento (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 7 (2): 97–110.
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