Copadichromis virginalis

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: Copadichromis
Species: Copadichromis virginalis

Name

Copadichromis virginalis (Iles, 1960)

Holotype: BMNH 1962.10.18.31. [Paratypes: (39) BMNH 1962.10.18.32 (1), 1962.10.18.33-50 (18)].

Type locality: Nkata Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

• Cyrtocara virginalis (Iles, 1960)
• Haplochromis virginalis Iles, 1960

References

• Iles, T.D. 1960: A group of zooplankton feeders of the genus Haplochromis (Cichlidae) in Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13), 2(17) [1959]: 257–280.
• Stauffer, J.R., Jr. & A.F. Konings 2006: Review of Copadochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 17(1): 9–42.
• Copadichromis virginalis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.