Orthochromis

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: Orthochromis
Species: O. kalungwishiensis - O. kasuluensis - O. luichensis - O. luongoensis - O. machadoi - O. malagaraziensis - O. mazimeroensis - O. mosoensis - O. polyacanthus - O. rubrolabialis - O. rugufuensis - O. stormsi - O. torrenticola - O. uvinzae

Name

Orthochromis Greenwood, 1954:402

Type species: Haplochromis malagaraziensis David, 1937. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

References

* Greenwood, P.H. 1954: On two species of cichlid fishes from the Malagarazi River (Tanganyika), with notes on the pharyngeal apophysis in species of the Haplochromis group. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12), 7(78): 401-414.
* 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.