Orthochromis torrenticola

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: Orthochromis
Species: Orthochromis torrenticola

Name

Orthochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)

Holotype: MRAC 140100. [Paratypes: MRAC 140101 (1)].

Type locality: Rapids of the Lufira River, just above the main falls at Kuibo, Congo.

Synonyms

• Haplochromis rheophilus (non Poll, 1948)
• Haplochromis torrenticola Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963
• Rheohaplochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
• Schwetzochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)

References

• Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 1963: Description d'une espèce nouvelle d'Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) avec observations sur les Haplochromis rhéophiles du Congo oriental. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 68 (1-2): 140–152.
• De Vos, L. & L. Seegers 1998: Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 9 (4): 371–420.
• 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.
• Orthochromis torrenticola in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.