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 balteatus
Name
Mylochromis balteatus Trewavas, 1935
Holotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.2420. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.2421-2422 (2)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:211.
Type locality: Karonga or Vua, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi, southeastern Africa.
Synonyms
Cyrtocara balteata (Trewavas, 1935)
Haplochromis balteatus Trewavas, 1935
Maravichromis balteatus (Trewavas, 1935)
References
Trewavas, E. 1935. A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 16(91): 65–118. PDF. Reference page.
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 balteatus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Mylochromis balteatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi preferring areas with sandy substrates, which can reach a length of 16.2 centimetres (6.4 in) TL.[2]
References
Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Mylochromis balteatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61009A148668636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61009A148668636.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Mylochromis balteatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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