Biology:Stripeback hap

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Stripeback hap
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Buccochromis
Species:
B. nototaenia
Binomial name
Buccochromis nototaenia
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia nototaenia Boulenger, 1902
  • Cyrtocara nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Haplochromis nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Buccochromis atritaeniatus (Regan, 1922)
  • Buccochromis oculatus (Trewavas, 1935)

The stripeback hap (Buccochromis nototaenia) is a species of freshwater fish in the, tribe Haplochromini part of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of the family Cichlidae.

It is endemic to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe[2] and is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[1] Some authorities classify Buccochromis atritaeniatus and Buccochromis oculatus as junior synonyms of B. nototaenia[1] but this is not followed by FishBase.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Konings, A. (2019). "Buccochromis nototaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T120690256A155053450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120690256A155053450.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120690256/155053450. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Boccochromis nototaenia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3318737 entry