Thoracochromis moeruensis

Thoracochromis moeruensis, a syntype

Taxonavigation

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: Thoracochromis moeruensis

Name

• Thoracochromis moeruensis (Boulenger, 1899: 119, pl. 45 [fig. 2])
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.98-99 (2); MRAC 216 (1), 218 (1), 219 (1), 222 (1)
  • Type locality: Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo

Synonymy

• Haplochromis moeruensis
• 'Haplochromis' moeruensis
• Paratilapia moeruensis (original combination)

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1899: Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Cinquième Partie. Cyprins, Silures, Cyprinodontes, Acanthoptérygiens. Annales du Musée du Congo (Série Zoologie), 1 (5): 97–128, Pls. 40-47.

Links

• Thoracochromis moeruensis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Thoracochromis moeruensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Thoracochromis moeruensis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).