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Otopharynx speciosus

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 speciosus

Name

Otopharynx speciosus (Trewavas, 1935)

Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1650. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.1649 (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:166.

Type locality: Vua, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.

Synonyms

* Cyrtocara speciosa (Trewavas, 1935)
* Haplochromis speciosus 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.
* 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 speciosus (Mirror site)

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