Copadichromis azureus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: 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: Copadichromis
Species: Copadichromis azureus

Name

Copadichromis azureus Konings, 1990

Holotype: BMNH 1990.4.9.8. [Paratypes: BMNH 1990.4.9.9-12 (4), 1990.4.9.13-17 (5)].

Type locality: Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth 15-23 meters.

Synonyms

  • Haplochromis chrysonotus (non Boulenger, 1908) [misapplied name]

References

  • Konings, A. 1990: Descriptions of six new Malawi cichlids. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 38(11): 110–129.
  • Stauffer, J.R., Jr. & A.F. Konings 2006: Review of Copadochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with the description of a new genus and six new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 17(1): 9–42.
  • Copadichromis azureus in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2019.
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