Accepted scientific name:
Mylochromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Mylochromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms:
Cyrtocara formosa (Trewavas, 1935) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cyrtocara formosa (Trewavas, 1935)
Haplochromis formosus Trewavas, 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochromis formosus Trewavas, 1935
Maravichromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Maravichromis formosus (Trewavas, 1935)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Happy English Malawi Click here to show the literature
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Hohtoviistoahven Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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美丽马拉维丽鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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美麗馬拉維麗魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Utaka Nyanja Malawi Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cichlidae
Genus Mylochromis
Distribution: Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs throughout the lake.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Kullander, S.O., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2237
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:206c1236-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201