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: Buccochromis
Species: Buccochromis oculatus

Name

Buccochromis oculatus Trewavas, 1935

Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1430. [Paralectotypes: BMNH uncat. (1), BMNH 1935.6.14.1431-1432 (2), 1935.6.14.1433-1438 (8), 1935.6.14.1439-1441 (3), 1935.6.14.1442-1444 (3); NMW (ex BMNH) 25593 (1); MNHN 1937-0197 (ex BMNH) (1)]. Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989:246

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

Synonyms

  • Cyrtocara oculata (Trewavas, 1935)
  • Haplochromis nototaenia (non Boulenger, 1902) [misidentification]
  • Haplochromis oculatus 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. PDF. Reference page. 
  • 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.
  • Buccochromis oculatus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.
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