Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia is a species of fish endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa.[2] It is the type species of the genus Hemitaeniochromis, and is part of family Cichlidae in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae and the tribe Haplochromini.[2][3]

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Hemitaeniochromis
Species:
H. urotaenia
Binomial name
Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia
(Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis urotaenia Regan, 1922
  • Cyrtocara urotaenia (Regan, 1922)
  • Protomelas urotaenia (Regan, 1922)

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References

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  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60917A155045179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60917A155045179.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemitaeniochromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  • Eccles, D.H. & Trewavas, E. (1989). Malaŵian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany, 335 pp.
  • Oliver, M.K. (2012). Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus, a new species of cichlid fish from Lake Malaŵi, with comments on some other supposed members of the genus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa, 3410: 35–50. PDF
  • Regan, C.T. (1922). The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1921: 675-727 & Plates I-VI.