Tropheops modestus

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: Tropheops
Species: Tropheops modestus

Name

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  • Tropheops modestus (Johnson, 1974: 38)
    • Holotype (♀): USNM 213497
    • Type locality: Off Makanjila Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi [per USNM online catalog]

Synonymy

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References

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  • Johnson, D.S. 1974: Three new cichlids from Lake Malawi. Today's Aquarist, 1 (3): 38–42. PDF
  • Konings, A. 2007: Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat (4th edition). Cichlid Press; 424 pp.
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