Haplochromis
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
Note: Additional species, sometimes placed in Haplochromis, may be found in Thoracochromis
A
[edit]H. acidens –
H. adolphifrederici –
H. aelocephalus –
H. aeneocolor –
H. akika –
H. albertianus –
H. altigenis –
H. ampullarostratus –
H. angustifrons –
H. annectidens –
H. antleter –
H. apogonoides –
H. arcanus –
H. argens –
H. argenteus –
H. artaxerxes –
H. astatodon –
H. avium –
H. azureus
B
[edit]H. barbarae –
H. bareli –
H. bartoni –
H. bayoni –
H. beadlei –
H. bicolor –
H. boops –
H. brownae –
H. bullatus –
H. bwathondii
C
[edit]H. cassius –
H. cavifrons –
H. chilotes –
H. chlorochrous –
H. chromogynos –
H. chrysogynaion –
H. cinctus –
H. cinereus –
H. cnester –
H. commutabilis –
H. coprologus –
H. crassilabris –
H. crebridens –
H. crocopeplus –
H. cronus –
H. cryptodon –
H. cryptogramma –
H. cyaneus
D
[edit]H. decticostoma –
H. degeni –
H. dentex –
H. dichrourus –
H. diplotaenia –
H. dolichorhynchus –
H. dolorosus
E
[edit]H. eduardianus –
H. eduardii –
H. elegans –
H. empodisma –
H. engystoma –
H. erythrocephalus –
H. erythromaculatus –
H. estor –
H. eutaenia –
H. exspectatus
F
[edit]H. fischeri –
H. flavipinnis –
H. flavus –
H. fuelleborni –
H. fuscus –
H. fusiformis
G
[edit]H. gigas –
H. gigliolii –
H. gilberti –
H. goldschmidti –
H. gowersii –
H. gracilior –
H. granti –
H. graueri –
H. greenwoodi –
H. guiarti
H
[edit]H. harpakteridion –
H. heusinkveldi –
H. hiatus –
H. howesi –
H. humilior –
H. humilis
I
[edit]H. igneopinnis –
H. insidiae –
H. iris –
H. ishmaeli
K
[edit]H. kamiranzovu –
H. katavi –
H. katonga –
H. katunzii –
H. kujunjui
L
[edit]H. labiatus –
H. labriformis –
H. lacrimosus –
H. lanceolatus –
H. laparogramma –
H. latifasciatus –
H. limax –
H. lividus –
H. loati –
H. longirostris –
H. luteus
M
[edit]H. macconneli –
H. macrocephalus –
H. macrognathus –
H. macrops –
H. macropsoides –
H. maculipinna –
H. mahagiensis –
H. maisomei –
H. malacophagus –
H. mandibularis –
H. martini –
H. maxillaris –
H. mbipi –
H. megalops –
H. melanopterus –
H. melanopus –
H. melichrous –
H. mentatus –
H. mento –
H. michaeli –
H. microchrysomelas –
H. microdon –
H. multiocellatus –
H. murakoze –
H. mylergates –
H. mylodon
N
[edit]H. nanoserranus –
H. nigrescens –
H. nigricans –
H. nigripinnis –
H. nigroides –
H. niloticus –
H. nubilus –
H. nuchisquamulatus –
H. nyanzae –
H. nyererei
O
[edit]H. obesus –
H. obliquidens –
H. obtusidens –
H. occultidens –
H. oligolepis –
H. olivaceus –
H. omnicaeruleus –
H. oregosoma –
H. orthostoma
P
[edit]H. pachycephalus –
H. pallidus –
H. paludinosus –
H. pancitrinus –
H. pappenheimi –
H. paradoxus –
H. paraguiarti –
H. paraplagiostoma –
H. paropius –
H. parorthostoma –
H. parvidens –
H. paucidens –
H. pellegrini –
H. percoides –
H. perrieri –
H. petronius –
H. pharyngalis –
H. pharyngomylus –
H. phytophagus –
H. piceatus –
H. pitmani –
H. placodus –
H. plagiodon –
H. plagiostoma –
H. plutonius –
H. prodromus –
H. prognathus –
H. pseudopellegrini –
H. ptistes –
H. pundamilia –
H. pyrrhocephalus –
H. pyrrhopteryx
R
[edit]H. retrodens –
H. riponianus –
H. rubescens –
H. rubripinnis –
H. rudolfianus –
H. rufocaudalis –
H. rufus
S
[edit]H. sauvagei –
H. saxicola –
H. scheffersi –
H. schubotzi –
H. schubotziellus –
H. serranus –
H. serridens –
H. simotes –
H. simpsoni –
H. smithii –
H. snoeksi –
H. spekii –
H. sphex –
H. squamipinnis –
H. squamulatus –
H. sulphureus
T
[edit]H. tanaos –
H. taurinus –
H. teegelaari –
H. teunisrasi –
H. theliodon –
H. thereuterion –
H. thuragnathus –
H. tridens –
H. turkanae –
H. tyrianthinus
U
[edit]V
[edit]H. vanheusdeni –
H. vanoijeni –
H. velifer –
H. venator –
H. vicarius –
H. victoriae –
H. victorianus –
H. vittatus –
H. vonlinnei
W
[edit]H. welcommei –
H. worthingtoni
X
[edit]H. xanthopteryx –
H. xenognathus –
H. xenostoma
Name
[edit]- Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888:76
- Type species: Chromis (Haplochromis) obliquidens Hilgendorf, 1888
- Type by monotypy
- Type species: Chromis (Haplochromis) obliquidens Hilgendorf, 1888
Synonyms
[edit]Synonymy disputed; according to some authorities, includes some or all of the following (mostly genus-group names described from Lake Victoria by Greenwood):
Allochromis –
Cleptochromis –
Clinodon –
Enterochromis –
Gaurochromis –
Harpagochromis –
Labrochromis –
Lipochromis –
Macropleurodus –
Mylacochromis –
Neochromis –
Prognathochromis –
Psammochromis –
Ptyochromis –
Pyxichromis –
Tridontochromis –
Xystichromis –
Yssichromis
Etymology
[edit]From Greek haploos for 'simple, single', and chromis, a genus of sea fishes (today in Pomacentridae).
Gender: masculine.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Hilgendorf, F.M. 1888: Fische aus dem Victoria-Nyanza (Ukerewe-See), gesammelt von dem verstorbenen Dr. G. A. Fischer. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1888: 75–79. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Lunkayilakio, S.W.; Vreven, E. 2010: ‘Haplochromis’ snoeksi, a new species from the Inkisi River basin, Lower Congo (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Ichthyological exploration of freshwaters, 21 (3): 279–287. ISSN: 0936-9902 Abstract
- van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen 302: 57–110. PDF. Reference page.
- Zeeuw, M.P. de; Mietes, M.; Niemantsverdriet, P.; Huurne, S. ter; Witte, F. 2010: Seven new species of detritivorous and phytoplanktivorous haplochromines from Lake Victoria. Zoologische mededelingen, 84 (9): 201–250. ISSN: 0024-0672
Links
[edit]- ION
- Nomenclator Zoologicus
- Haplochromis species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024. - Haplochromis and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
- ITIS
Vernacular names
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