Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Behaviour / ethology : Marsh & Ribbink, 1986 | Ribbink et al., 1980 | Ribbink et al., 1983 .
  • Colour pattern : Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 .
  • Current distribution known : widespread in Lake Malawi (Ribbink et al., 1983: tab. 14) .
  • Food habits_references : Ribbink et al., 1983 .
  • Habits_references : Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 | Ribbink, 1990 | Ribbink et al., 1983 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 .
  • Phylogeny : Ribbink, 1990 .
  • Reproduction_references : Marsh et al., 1986 .
  • Size : 113 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochromis cancellus Greenwood, 1963 a: 68. Type locality: "tributaries of the upper Aswa river, about 20 miles north of Soroti". Holotype BMNH n° 1961.12.1: 355 (subsequent examination of this specimen has shown it to be a juvenile of P. taeniolatus. It may be an introduced specimen or a mislabelled specimen).
    • Haplochromis taeniolatus Trewavas, 1935: 83. Types localities: "both ends of Lake Nyasa". Lectotype BMNH n° 1935.6.14: 866 (south end of Lake Malawi); paralectotypes BMNH n° 1935.6.14: 865, n° 1935.6.14: 867-869 (5) (designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989: 64).