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: Copadichromis
Species: C. atripinnis – C. azureus – C. boadzulu – C. borleyi – C. chizumuluensis – C. chrysonotus – C. cyaneus – C. cyanocephalus – C. diplostigma – C. geertsi – C. ilesi – C. insularis – C. jacksoni – C. likomae – C. mbenjii – C. melas – C. mloto – C. nkatae – C. parvus – C. pleurostigma – C. pleurostigmoides – C. prostoma – C. quadrimaculatus – C. trewavasae – C. trimaculatus – C. verduyni – C. virginalis
Name
Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:294
Type species: Haplochromis quadrimaculatus Regan, 1922. Type by original designation.
References
Eccles, D.H. & Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H.W. Dieckhoff, Herten, West Germany: 1–334. Reference page.
Stauffer, J.R., Jr. & Konings, A.F. 2006. eview of Copadochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 17(1): 9–42.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Copadichromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. Copadichromis are part of a group known as utaka and are popular with aquarists, as this genus is relatively peaceful in captivity compared to the mbuna.
Species
There are currently 25 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Copadichromis atripinnis Stauffer & Te. Sato, 2002
Copadichromis azureus Konings, 1990
Copadichromis borleyi (Iles, 1960) (redfin hap, goldfin hap)
Copadichromis chizumuluensis Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis chrysonotus (Boulenger, 1908)
Copadichromis cyaneus (Trewavas, 1935)
Copadichromis cyanocephalus Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis diplostigma Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis geertsi Konings, 1999
Copadichromis ilesi Konings, 1999
Copadichromis insularis Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis jacksoni (Iles, 1960)
Copadichromis likomae (Iles, 1960)
Copadichromis mbenjii Konings, 1990 (Quads Hap)
Copadichromis melas Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis mloto (Iles, 1960)
Copadichromis nkatae (Iles, 1960)
Copadichromis parvus Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Copadichromis pleurostigma (Trewavas, 1935)
Copadichromis pleurostigmoides (Iles, 1960)
Copadichromis quadrimaculatus (Regan, 1922)
Copadichromis trewavasae Konings, 1999
Copadichromis trimaculatus (Iles, 1960) (Verduya's hap)
Copadichromis verduyni Konings, 1990
Copadichromis virginalis (Iles, 1960)
In addition, several local populations are known. Most are probably colour morphs or at best subspecies. But some seem to be distinct species, such as:
Copadichromis sp. 'Virginalis Kajose'
References
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Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Copadichromis in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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