Neochromis

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Taxonavigation[edit]

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: Neochromis
Species (6): N. gigas – N. greenwoodi – N. nigricans – N. omnicaeruleus – N. rufocaudalis – N. simotes

Note: The above species are sometimes referred to Haplochromis

Name[edit]

Neochromis Regan, 1920: 45

  • Type species: Tilapia simotes Boulenger, 1911 - now a junior subjective synonym of Neochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)
  • Type by original designation [also monotypic]
  • Synonymy

References[edit]

  • Poll, M. & Gosse, J.-P. 1995: Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. Mémoire de la Classe des Sciences. Académie royale de Belgique. Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique 9: 1–324.
  • Regan, C.T. 1920: The classification of the fishes of the family Cichlidae.--I. The Tanganyika genera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) 5 (25): 33–53. BHL
  • Seehausen, O., Lippitsch, E., Bouton, N. & Zwennes, H. 1998. Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 9(2): 129–228. ResearchGate Reference page
  • van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen 302: 57–110. PDF. Reference page
  • Van Oijen, M.J.P., Snoeks, J., Skelton, P.H., Maréchal, C. and Teugels, G.G. 1991: Haplochromis (pp. 100-184). In: Daget et al. 1991. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA 4.

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