Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Champsochromis spilorhynchus

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: Champsochromis
Species: Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Name

Champsochromis spilorhynchus (Regan, 1922)

Lectotype: BMNH 1921.9.6.181. [Paralectotypes: (6) BMNH 1921.9.6.182-184 (3)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:253.

Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

• Cyrtocara spilorhyncha (Regan, 1922)
• Cyrtocara spilorhynchus (Regan, 1922)
• Haplochromis longipes Regan, 1922
• Haplochromis spilorhynchus Regan, 1922
• Haplochromis spylorhynchus Regan, 1922
• Paratilapia dimidiata (non Günther, 1864)

References

• Regan, C.T. 1922: The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1921 (pt 4) (36): 675–727, Pls. 1-6. BHL
• Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas.: 1–360.

Links

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