Haplochromis empodisma

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: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis empodisma

Name

Haplochromis empodisma Greenwood, 1960

Holotype: BMNH 1959.4.28.170. [Paratypes: BMNH 1906.5.30.402 (1), .404 (1), .472 (1), 1928.6.2.37-38 (2), 1959.4.28.171-179 (9), .180-189 (10), .190-193 (4), .194-195 (2), .196-197 (2), .198 (1), .199 (1), .200-201 (2), .202-203 (2), 1959.4.28.358 (1)].

Type locality: Off the southern tip of Kibibi Island, Uganda, 0°10'N, 33°10'E, depth 90 feet.

Synonyms

• Gaurochromis empodisma (Greenwood, 1960)
• Haplochromis cinereus (non Boulenger, 1906)
• Haplochromis ishmaeli (non Boulenger, 1906)
• Haplochromis michaeli (non Trewavas, 1928)
• Tilapia lacrimosa (non Boulenger, 1906)

References

• Greenwood, P.H. 1960: A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces Cichlidae) Part IV. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 6(4): 227–281.
• van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57–110.
• Haplochromis empodisma in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.