Melanochromis melanopterus
Taxonavigation: Ovalentaria |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Melanochromis
Species: Melanochromis melanopterus
Name
Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1935
Holotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.302-306 (5).
Type locality: Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
Synonyms
Melanochromis mellitus Johnson, 1976: 17- Holotype (♀): AMNH I-35387
- Type locality: Off Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi
- Synonymized by Konings-Dudin et al., 2009: 38
References
Trewavas, E. 1935: A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10), 16 (91): 65-118. PDF reference page
Bowers, N. & J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1997: Eight new species of rock-dwelling cichlids of the genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8(1): 49–70.
Johnson, D.S. 1976: Two new cichlids of the Mbuna group from Malawi with a discussion of several bicuspid-toothed Labidochromis sp. [sic]. Today's Aquarist, 2 (3): 17–20, 22-24. PDF
Konings-Dudin, G., Konings, A.F., & Stauffer, J.R., Jr. 2009: Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus. Zootaxa, 2076: 37–59. PDF
Links
Melanochromis melanopterus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2018.