Orthochromis machadoi

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: Orthochromis
Species: Orthochromis machadoi

Name

Orthochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967)

Holotype: MD 4045. [Paratypes: MD 1912 (1), MRAC 163990 (1)].

Type locality: Ruacaná Falls, Cunene River, Angola, 17°25'S, 14°14'E.

Synonyms

• Haplochromis machadoi Poll, 1967
• Schwetzochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967)

References

• Poll, M. 1967: Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Publicações. Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes Angola, 75: 1–381, Pls. 1-20.
• De Vos, L. & L. Seegers 1998: Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 9 (4): 371–420.
• Poll, M. & J.-P. Gosse 1995: Genera des poissons d'eau douce de l'Afrique. Mémoire de la Classe des Sciences. Académie royale de Belgique. 9: 1–324.
• Orthochromis machadoi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Cunene Dwarf Happy