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Haplochromis vittatus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis vittatus

Name

Haplochromis vittatus (Boulenger, 1901)

Syntypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.58-60 (3), MNHN 1903-0166 [ex BMNH] (1).

Type locality: Lake Kivu.

Synonyms

* Haplochromis vittatus nigroides (Pellegrin, 1935)
* Paratilapia vittata Boulenger, 1901
* Paratilapia vittata nigroides Pellegrin, 1935
* Prognathochromis vittatus (Boulenger, 1901)


References

* Boulenger, G.A. 1901: Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lakes Tanganyika and Kivu. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), 7(37): 1-6.
* van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57-110.
* FishBase link : species Haplochromis vittatus (Mirror site)

Haplochromis vittatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Kivu in East Africa.
References

Snoeks, J. 2005. Haplochromis vittatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

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