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Buccochromis
''Buccochromis'' is a genus of relatively large haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River in East Africa. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Buccochromis atritaeniatus'' (Regan, 1922) * '' Buccochromis heterotaenia'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Buccochromis lepturus'' (Regan, 1922) (Slendertail Hap) * '' Buccochromis nototaenia'' (Boulenger, 1902) (Stripeback Hap) * '' Buccochromis oculatus'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Buccochromis rhoadesii'' (Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ..., 1908) * '' Buccochromis spectabilis'' ( Trewavas, 1935) References Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis
''Buccochromis'' is a genus of relatively large haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River in East Africa. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Buccochromis atritaeniatus'' (Regan, 1922) * '' Buccochromis heterotaenia'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Buccochromis lepturus'' (Regan, 1922) (Slendertail Hap) * '' Buccochromis nototaenia'' (Boulenger, 1902) (Stripeback Hap) * '' Buccochromis oculatus'' ( Trewavas, 1935) * '' Buccochromis rhoadesii'' (Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ..., 1908) * '' Buccochromis spectabilis'' ( Trewavas, 1935) References Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Atritaeniatus
''Buccochromis atritaeniatus'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is found in Lake Malawi in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes and intermediate and sandy areas and has been caught between 10 and 40 meters; it feeds on ''Haplochromine''s and hunts in pairs or large groups. Breeding males are found in colonies at depths about 30 meters and, while breeding, build sandcastle nests on steeply sloping sandy shores. The only known threat is fisheries and is known as ''Haplochromis mbowe'' in the fishing trade. Although FishBase and the Catalog of Fishes recognise this species, the IUCN treats it as a junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ... of '' Buccochromis nototaenia''. References Sources * Kazembe, J., Makocho, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Oculatus
''Buccochromis oculatus'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at 18 meters depth in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. The only threat may be potential overfishing. This taxon is regarded a junior synonym of '' Buccochromis nototaenia'' by the IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ... (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Sources * Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2005.Buccochromis oculatus 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007. oculatus Fish described in 1935 Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Nototaenia .
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 and is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Some authorities classify ''Buccochromis atritaeniatus'' and ''Buccochromis oculatus'' as junior synonyms of ''B. nototaenia'' but this is not followed by FishBase FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. References Stripeback hap Fish described i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Heterotaenia
''Buccochromis heterotaenia'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid and it is endemic to Lake Malawi, being found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. ''Buccochromis heterotaenia'' occurs in the deeper, rocky areas of Lake Malawi where it is a piscivorous A piscivore () is a carnivorous animal that eats primarily fish. The name ''piscivore'' is derived . Piscivore is equivalent to the Greek-derived word ichthyophage, both of which mean "fish eater". Fish were the diet of early tetrapod evoluti ... predator which sometimes hunts in groups. When breeding, the males construct a semi=circular spawning area adjacent to a large boulder. The female lays up to 500 eggs which she mouthbroods before moving into shallower waters to release the fry, which she continues to tend for some time after they are free swimming. References heterotaenia Fish described in 1935 Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Rhoadesii
''Buccochromis rhoadesii'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. This is a piscivorous species which is found over softer substrates such as muddy or sandy areas as well as off beaches. It lives in small groups at depths of , these groups usually contain a single breeding male who creates a large heap of sand with a sloping surface for spawning on. The juveniles form large shoals. The specific name honours Captain Edmund L. Rhoades, who commanded the British gunboat ''SS Gwendolen'' and who collected specimens of cichlids from Lake Malawi which he donated to the British Museum (Natural History) The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an .... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Lepturus
The slender tail hap (short for "haplochromine") (''Buccochromis lepturus''), is a species of fish in the, tribe Haplochromini part of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Its natural habitat is freshwater lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...s. References Fish of Malawi Slender tail hap Fish described in 1922 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish of Lake Malawi {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccochromis Spectabilis
''Buccochromis spectabilis'' is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... It lives in shallow waters near the lake shore. References spectablis Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas Fish described in 1935 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. The closest living relative of cichlids is probably the convict blenny, and both families are classified in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' as the two families in the Cichliformes, part of the subseries Ovalentaria. This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,650 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the ''Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquariu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haplochromine
__NOTOC__ The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus (''Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astatotilapia'', and '' Chilotilapia''. They are endemic to eastern, southern and northern Africa, except for ''Astatotilapia flaviijosephi'' in the ''Middle East''. A common name in a scientific context is East African cichlids – while they are not restricted to that region, they are the dominant Cichlidae there. This tribe was extensively studied by Ethelwynn Trewavas, who made major reviews in 1935 and 1989, at the beginning and at the end of her career in ichthyology. Even today, numerous new species are being described each year. The haplochromines were in older times treated as subfamily Haplochrominae, However, the great African radiation of pseudocrenilabrine cichlids is certainly not monophyletic without them, and thus they are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cichlid Genera
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this grouping. The closest living relative of cichlids is probably the convict blenny, and both families are classified in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' as the two families in the Cichliformes, part of the subseries Ovalentaria. This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,650 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families. New species are discovered annually, and many species remain undescribed. The actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food fishes, while others, such as the ''Cichla'' species, are valued game fish. The family also includes many popular freshwater aquar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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