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: Otopharynx
Species: Otopharynx selenurus
Name
Otopharynx selenurus Regan, 1922
Lectotype: BMNH 1921.9.6.80. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1921.9.6.81 (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:170.
Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
Synonyms
* Cyrtocara selenura (Regan, 1922)
* Haplochromis selenurus (Regan, 1922)
* Tilapia pleurotaenia (non Boulenger, 1901)
References
* Regan, C.T. 1922: The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1921 (pt 4)(36): 675-727, Pls. 1-6.
* Eccles, D.H. & E. Trewavas 1989: Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H. W. Dieckhoff, West Germany: 1-334.
* FishBase link : species Otopharynx selenurus (Mirror site)
