Trematochromis benthicola

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: Limnochromini
Genus: Trematochromis
Species: Trematochromis benthicola

Name

Trematochromis benthicola (Matthes, 1962)

Holotype: MRAC 130.524. [Paratypes: MRAC 130.525-26 (1, 1)].

Type locality: Kalundu, Lake Tanganyika, depth 10-40 meters.

Synonyms

• Haplochromis benthicola Matthes, 1962
• Ctenochromis benthicola (Matthes, 1962)
• Trematochromis schreyeni Poll, 1987

References

• Geerts, M. 2006: Cichlidesque. Actualiteiten en Wetenswaardigheden. Verwikkelingen rond Trematochromis schreyeni. Cichlidae, 32 (4): 99–100.
• Matthes, H. 1962: Poissons nouveaux ou intéressants du lac Tanganika et du Ruanda. Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Serie 8 Zoologie, 111: 27–88, Pls. 1-4.
• 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.
• Schliewen, U.K. 2009: Informal classification of African cichlid genera with special reference to species level taxa previously referred to as “Tilapiini”. [1]

• Ctenochromis benthicola in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.