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View Mode View All Pictures Species Telmatochromis vittatus Boulenger    Telmatochromis vittatus was originally described as Telmatochromis vittatus by Boulenger in 1898. It belongs to the family Cichlidae. It is found in Fresh water and its distribution is Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   vittatus AuthorWI   Boulenger [G. A.] AuthorNI   Boulenger Qualification   --- Year   1898 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Cichliformes Cichliformes Family   Cichlidae Subfamily   --- --- Genus   Telmatochromis Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Cichliformes Family   Cichlidae Genus   Telmatochromis Original Name   Telmatochromis         Taxon Name   vittatus Original Combination   Telmatochromis vittatus Original Genus   Telmatochromis Original Genus Species   Telmatochromis vittatus OriginalSubGenus   Telmatochromis Original Author   Boulenger Original AuthorWI   Boulenger [G. A.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1898 Original Family   Cichlidae Original SubFamily   --- Original Level   species Type Locality   Mbity Rocks, Lake Tanganyika. Types   Syntypes: BMNH 1898.9.9.19-20 (2). Primary Code   --- Journal   Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Citation   1898 (pt 3) Page   495 SubSpecies AuthorWI --- Qualification SS --- Original QualificationSS --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI --- Current Genus Species Telmatochromis vittatus Current Species   vittatus Current Genus Telmatochromis Current AuthorWI Boulenger [G. A.] Current AuthorNI   Boulenger Current Year   1898 Current Family Cichlidae Current Subfamily --- --- Habitat benthopelagic         Water Fresh water Habitat Notes Lives in rather deep water for such small species, specimens having been found as deep as 20 m, although they seem to prefer a range between 5 and 10 m. Swims in the open. Omnivorous, feeds on microorganisms (Ref. 6770). Usually solitary but form temporar     Distribution Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Current Summary   Valid as Telmatochromis vittatus  Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.   Name History   • Valid as Telmatochromis vittatus  Boulenger 1898 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:477 [ref. 20946], Hanssens & Snoeks 2001:641 [ref. 26024], Hanssens & Snoeks 2003:609 [ref. 27468], Takahashi 2004:430 [ref. 28105]). Common Names Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections  Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (10 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   bifrenatus Telmatochromis bifrenatus Myers [G. S.] 1936 Valid brachygnathus Telmatochromis brachygnathus Hanssens [M.] & Snoeks [J.] 2003 Valid brichardi Telmatochromis brichardi Louisy [P.] 1989 Valid burgeoni Telmatochromis burgeoni Poll [M.] 1942 Synonym caninus Telmatochromis caninus Poll [M.] 1942 Synonym carinus Telmatochromis carinus Poll [M.] 1942 Spelling dhonti Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger [G. A.] 1919) Valid lestradei Telmatochromis lestradei Poll [M.] 1942 Synonym macrolepis Telmatochromis macrolepis (Borodin [N. A.] 1931) Synonym temporalis Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898 Valid Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (10 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…