Astatotilapia tweddlei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Astatotilapia
Species: Astatotilapia tweddlei

Name

Astatotilapia tweddlei Jackson, 1985

Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 515. [Paratypes: AMG P4794 [ex RUSI 12217] (4); BMNH 1984.11.30.4 (1); MRAC 85-11-P-1 (1); SAIAB (formerly RUSI) 12215 (5, now 2), 12216 (13), 12218-19 (13, 2), 12221 (1); USNM 269835 (1)].

Type locality: Near Kachulu, Lake Chilwa, Malawi, depth about 2 meters.

Synonyms

• Haplochromis tweddlei (Jackson, 1985)

References

• Jackson, P.B.N. 1985: Astatotilapia tweddlei, a new species of fluviatile haplochromine cichlid fish from Lakes Chilwa and Chiuta, Malawi, with zoogeographical notes. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 38: 1–10.
• van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal & G.G. Teugels 1991: Haplochromis (pp. 100-184). In: Daget et al. 1991. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa. CLOFFA. Vol. 4.
• Astatotilapia tweddlei in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.