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: Otopharynx
Species: Otopharynx selenurus
Name
Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
Lectotype: BMNH 1921.9.6.80. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1921.9.6.81 (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:170.
Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
Synonyms
Cyrtocara selenura (Regan, 1922)
Haplochromis selenurus (Regan, 1922)
Tilapia pleurotaenia (non Boulenger, 1901)
References
Regan, C.T. 1922: The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1921 (pt 4) (36): 675–727, Pls. 1-6. BHL
Eccles, D.H. & Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H.W. Dieckhoff, Herten, West Germany: 1–334. Reference page.
Links
Otopharynx selenurus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Otopharynx selenurus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, an African Great Lake. This species can reach a length of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in) total length (TL). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
Konings, A. (2018). "Otopharynx selenurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61002A148653661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61002A148653661.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Otopharynx selenurus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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