Haplochromis xenognathus

Life-forms

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 xenognathus
Name

Haplochromis xenognathus Greenwood, 1957

Holotype: BMNH 1956.9.17.3. [Paratypes: BMNH 1956.10.9.164-167 (4), .168 (1), .169 (1), .170 (1), .171 (1), .172-173 (2), .174 (1), .175 (1), .176-177 (2), .178-182 (5), .183 (1), .184-191 (8), .192-195 (4)].

Type locality: Entebbe harbor, Uganda, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza].
Synonyms

Ptyochromis xenognathus (Greenwood, 1957)

References

Greenwood, P.H. 1957: A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae) Pt. II. H. sauvagei (Pfeffer), H. prodromus Trewavas, H. granti Blgr., and H. xenognathus sp. n. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology, 5 (4): 75–97, Pl. 4. BHL
van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen 302: 57–110. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Haplochromis xenognathus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Haplochromis xenognathus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species reaches a length of 11.3 centimetres (4.4 in) SL.[2]
References

Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis xenognathus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60666A12392993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60666A12392993.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis xenognathus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.