''Taeniolethrinops'' is a small

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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'', '' Astat ...

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 ...

endemic 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 elsew ...

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fifth largest fre ...

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Taeniolethrinops cyrtonotus ''Taeniolethrinops cyrtonotus'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift syst ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1931) * ''

Taeniolethrinops furcicauda ''Taeniolethrinops furcicauda'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs at depths of from over sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ' ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1931) * ''

Taeniolethrinops laticeps ''Taeniolethrinops laticeps'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs over sandy substrates. This species can reach a length of TL. it was discovered by Ethelwynn Trewavas Ethelwynn Trewavas (5 November 1900 – ...

'' ( Trewavas, 1931) * ''

Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis ''Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis'' is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers shallow waters with sandy substrates but can occur as deep as approximately . This species can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in th ...

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Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1922)

References

Haplochromini * Cichlid genera Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas {{Cichlidae-stub