Labidochromis textilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Acanthopterygii Series: Percomorpha Cladus: Ovalentaria

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Labidochromis
Species: Labidochromis textilis

Name

Labidochromis textilis Oliver, 1975

• Holotype: BMNH 1975.5.27.9. [Paratypes: AMNH 32413-14 (2, 1), 33465 (1); BMNH 1975.5.27.10-12 (3), 1975.5.27.13 (1), 1975.5.27.14-15 (2), 1975.5.27.16-17 (2)]
• Type locality: Probably at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

• Labidochromis joanjohnsonae (non Johnson, 1974)

References

• Oliver, M.K. 1975: Labidochromis textilis, a new cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 88(29): 319-330. PDF
• 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.

Links

• FishBase link : species Labidochromis textilis (Mirror site)

Vernacular names

English: Brocade Cichlid, Brocade Labido