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Mylochromis epichorialis

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: Mylochromis
Species: Mylochromis epichorialis

Name

Mylochromis epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935)

Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.2426. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.2427 (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:213.

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

Synonyms

* Cyrtocara epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935)
* Haplochromis epichorialis Trewavas, 1935
* Maravichromis epichorialis (Trewavas, 1935)


References

* Trewavas, E. 1935: A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10), 16(91): 65-118.
* 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 Mylochromis epichorialis (Mirror site)

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