Haplochromis iris

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 iris

Name

Haplochromis iris Hoogerhoud & Witte, 1981

Holotype: RMNH 28346. Paratypes: BMNH 1981.1.16.117-121 (5); RMNH 28337-45, 28347-53 and 28355 (total 24)].

Type locality: Northern part of Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], depth 7–11 meters.

Synonyms

• Gaurochromis iris (Hoogerhoud & Witte, 1981)

References

• Hoogerhoud, R.J.C. & Witte, F. 1981. Revision of species from the Haplochromis empodisma group. Revision of the haplochromine species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Victoria. Part 2. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 31(1): 232–274, Pl. 1.
• 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 iris in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.