Mylochromis anaphyrmus

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: Mylochromis
Species: Mylochromis anaphyrmus
Name

Mylochromis anaphyrmus (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)

Holotype: USNM 210669
Type locality: 3 miles southeast of Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth 9 fathoms

Synonyms

Cyrtocara anaphyrmus (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)
Haplochromis anaphyrmus Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
Maravichromis anaphyrmus (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)

References

Burgess, W.E. & H.R. Axelrod 1973: New cichlids from Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 22(2): 14, 87-98.
Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. Pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.
Mylochromis anaphyrmus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Mylochromis anaphyrmus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it can be found at depths of around 10 metres (33 ft) in waters with sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of 20.4 centimetres (8.0 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References

Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Mylochromis anaphyrmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61008A155047972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61008A155047972.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Mylochromis anaphyrmus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.