Corematodus shiranus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Corematodus
Species: Corematodus shiranus

Name

Corematodus shiranus Boulenger, 1897

Holotype: BMNH 1896.10.25.31.

Type locality: Upper Shiré River, outflow from Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

References

* Boulenger, G.A. 1897: Descriptions of new fishes from the Upper Shiré River, British Central Africa, collected by Dr. Percy Rendall, and presented to the British Museum by Sir Harry H. Johnston, K. C. B. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1896 (pt 4): 915-920, Pl. 47. BHL
* Snoeks, J. & M. Hanssens 2004: Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. Pp. 266-310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1-360.
* FishBase link : species Corematodus shiranus (Mirror site)

Corematodus shiranus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

* Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2005. Corematodus shiranus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.