Thysochromis ansorgii

Thysochromis ansorgii

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: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Thysochromis
Species: Thysochromis ansorgii

Name

Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)

Syntypes: BMNH 1901.2.8.9-12 (4).

Type locality: Junction of Ethiop River and Jamieson River, Niger Delta.

Synonyms

• Pelmatochromis ansorgii Boulenger, 1901
• Pelmatochromis arnoldi Boulenger, 1912
• Pelmatochromis maculifer (Ahl, 1939)
• Thysia ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)
• Thysia arnoldi (Boulenger, 1912)
• Tilapia maculifer Ahl, 1939

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1901: On the fishes collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in the Niger Delta. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1901, 1 (pt 1): 4–10, Pls. 2-4.
• Dankwa, H.R., E.K. Abban & G.G. Teugels 1999: Freshwater fishes of Ghana: identification, distribution, ecological and economic importance. Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique de Belgique. 283: 1–53.
• Thysochromis ansorgii in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.