Champsochromis caeruleus

Champsochromis caeruleus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Champsochromis
Species: Champsochromis caeruleus

Name

Champsochromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)

Holotype: BMNH 1908.10.27.60.

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

Synonyms

• Copadichromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
• Cyrtocara caerulea (Boulenger, 1908)
• Cyrtocara caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
• Haplochromis bellicosus Ahl, 1926
• Haplochromis boultoni Nichols & LaMonte, 1931
• Haplochromis caeruleus (Boulenger, 1908)
• Paratilapia caerulea Boulenger, 1908

References

• Boulenger, G.A. 1908: Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Capt. E. L. Rhoades in Lake Nyassa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8), 2 (9): 238–243. 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.

Links

• Champsochromis caeruleus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.