Species details

You selected Lethrinops aurita (non Regan, 1922). This is a misapplied name for:

Accepted scientific name:
Lethrinops macrochir (Regan, 1922) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Lethrinops macrochir (Regan, 1922)
Synonyms:
Haplochromis macrochir Regan, 1922 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochromis macrochir Regan, 1922
Lethrinops aurita (non Regan, 1922) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Lethrinops aurita (non Regan, 1922)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Melamalawintonkija Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
大手龍占麗魚 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
大手龙占丽鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Chisawasawa Nyanja Malawi Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cichlidae
Genus Lethrinops
Distribution: Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in the southern Lake Malawi, Domira Bay and Lake Malombe. Maybe more widespread.
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=2170
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:2123686e-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201

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