Accepted scientific name:
Ctenopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Ctenopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms:
Cyrtocara picta (Trewavas, 1935) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cyrtocara picta (Trewavas, 1935)
Cyrtocara pictus (Trewavas, 1935) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Cyrtocara pictus (Trewavas, 1935)
Haplochromis pictus Trewavas, 1935 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochromis pictus Trewavas, 1935
Otopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Otopharynx pictus (Trewavas, 1935)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Sinivaljuahven Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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色栉咽丽鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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色櫛咽麗魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Saguga Nyanja Malawi Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cichlidae
Genus Ctenopharynx
Distribution: Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Monkey Bay, Nankumba, Otter Point, Domwe and Thumbi West Islands and the north end of Lake Malawi.
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=2214
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:212287be-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201