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: Labeotropheus
Species: L. chlorosiglos – L. fuelleborni – L. simoneae – L. trewavasae
Name
Labeotropheus Ahl, 1926:52
Type species: Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl, 1926. Type by original designation.
References
Ahl, E. 1926: Einige neue Fische der Familie Cichlidae aus dem Nyassa-See. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1926: 51–62. PDF
Poll, M. & J.-P. Gosse 1995: Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. Mémoire de la Classe des Sciences. Académie royale de Belgique. 9: 1–324.
Links
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Schabemaulbuntbarsche
English: Mbuna Fish
Labeotropheus is a genus of fish in the family Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi in eastern Africa. It includes at least 11 species, each with a number of subspecies or races. Further taxonomic work is required to determine how many species exist. These cichlids are popular ornamental fish and are ideally suited to the cichlid aquarium. Like many Malawi cichlids, these species are algal grazers. Like all cichlids from Lake Malawi these cichlids are best maintained in hard, alkaline water. This genus are best kept in aquariums with volumes greater than 120 L (31.5 gallon). The aquarium should be decorated with rocks, although caves can also be easily created from terracotta pots.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus, including:[1]
Labeotropheus alticodia Pauers & T. B. Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus artatorostris Pauers 2017
Labeotropheus aurantinfra Pauers & Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus candipygia Pauers & Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus chirangali Pauers & Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus chlorosiglos Pauers, 2016 [2]
Labeotropheus fuelleborni C. G. E. Ahl, 1926
Labeotropheus obscurus Pauers & Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus rubidorsalis Pauers & Phiri, 2023
Labeotropheus simoneae Pauers, 2016 [2]
Labeotropheus trewavasae Fryer, 1956
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Labeotropheus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
Pauers, M.J. (2016): Two New and Remarkably Similarly Colored Species of Labeotropheus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Copeia, 104 (3): 628-638.
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