Benthochromis melanoides

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: Benthochromini
Genus: Benthochromis
Species: Benthochromis melanoides

Name

Benthochromis melanoides (Poll, 1984)

Holotype: MRAC 112547. [Paratypes: BMNH (17, not found); IRSNB 725 (15); MRAC 112548 (1), 112538-44 (7), 112549-58 (10)].

Type locality: 5 miles east of Albertville [Kalemie], Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo], Lake Tanganyika, depth 70-100 meters.

Synonyms

• Haplotaxodon melanoides Poll, 1984

References

• Poll, M. 1984: Haplotaxodon melanoides sp. n. du lac Tanganika (Pises, Cichlidae). Revue de Zoologique Africaine, 98(3): 677–681.
• Takahashi, T. 2003: Systematics of Tanganyikan cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 50(4): 367–382.
• Benthochromis melanoides in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.