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: Melanochromis
Species: Melanochromis auratus
Name
Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897)
Holotype: BMNH 1896.12.1.7.
Type locality: Monkey Bay, west coast of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi.
Synonyms
* Chromis aurata Boulenger, 1897
* Chromis auratus Boulenger, 1897
* Pseudotropheus auratus (Boulenger, 1897)
* Tilapia aurata (Boulenger, 1897)
References
* Boulenger, G.A. 1897: Description of a new fish from Lake Nyassa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), 19(110): 155.
* Bowers, N. & J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1997: Eight new species of rock-dwelling cichlids of the genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8(1): 49-70.
* FishBase link : species Melanochromis auratus (Mirror site)
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Golden Mbuna
