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Thoracochromis demeusii

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: Thoracochromis
Species: T. albolabris – T. bakongo – T. brauschi – T. buysi – T. callichromus – T. demeusii – T. fasciatus – T. lucullae – T. moeruensis – T. schwetzi – T. stigmatogenys – T. wingatii

Source: FishBase
Note: Some of the above species are sometimes placed in Haplochromis

Name

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  • Thoracochromis Greenwood, 1979: 290
    • Type species: Paratilapia wingatii Boulenger, 1902
    • Type by original designation
  • Synonymy

References

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  • Greenwood, P.H. 1979: Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 35 (4): 265–322. BHL
  • Oijen, M.J.P. van, Snoeks, J., Skelton, P.H., Maréchal, C. and Teugels, G.G. 1991: Haplochromis (pp. 100-184). In: Daget et al. 1991. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA 4.
  • Poll, M. & Gosse, J.-P. 1995: Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. Mémoire de la Classe des Sciences. Académie royale de Belgique. Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique, 9: 1–324.
  • Roberts, T.R. & Kullander, S.O. 1994: Endemic cichlid fishes of the Fwa River, Zaïre: systematics and ecology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 5 (2): 97–154. ISSN 0936-9902
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