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Haplochromis angustifrons

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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: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis angustifrons
Name

Haplochromis angustifrons Boulenger, 1914

Lectotype: ZMB 19118. [Paralectotypes: (should be 55) BMNH 1914.4.8.25-28 (4); ZMB 19118 (2, with lectotype), 19120 (3), 21504 (43)]. Lectotype designated by Greenwood, 1973:178.

Type locality: Lake Edward, eastern Africa.
Synonyms

Gaurochromis angustifrons (Boulenger, 1914)
Haplochromis elegans (non Trewavas, 1933)
Haplochromis guiarti (non Pellegrin, 1904)
Haplochromis nubilus (non Boulenger, 1906)
Haplochromis schubotzi (non Boulenger, 1914)
Haplochromis spekii (non Boulenger, 1906)
Haplochromis vicarius (non Trewavas, 1933)

References

Boulenger, G.A. 1914: Unterordnung: Acanthopterygii. Fam. Cichlidae. In: Pappenheim & Boulenger. Lief. 2: Fische. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908, 5 (Zool. no. 3): 253–259.
van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57–110.

Links

Haplochromis angustifrons in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Haplochromis angustifrons in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Haplochromis angustifrons – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Haplochromis angustifrons is a species of cichlid endemic to Uganda where it is found in Lake George, Lake Edward and the Kazinga Channel. This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2]
References

Twongo, T.K. (2006). "Haplochromis angustifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60510A12372472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60510A12372472.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis angustifrons" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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