Boulengerochromis microlepis

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Cichliformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Boulengerochromini
Genus: Boulengerochromis
Species:
Name
Boulengerochromis microlepis (Boulenger, 1899)
Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.107 (1) Moliro, MRAC 214 (1).
Type locality: Moliro, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo], southern Lake Tanganyika.
Synonyms
- Tilapia microlepis Boulenger, 1899
- Paratilapia microlepis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Boulengerochromis microlepsis (Boulenger, 1899)
References
- Boulenger, G.A. 1899: Second contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika.-- On the fishes obtained by the Congo Free State Expedition under Lieut. Lemaire in 1898. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 15 (pt 4, no. 1): 87–96, Pls. 18-20.
- Takahashi, T. 2003: Systematics of Tanganyikan cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes). Ichthyological Research, 50: 367–382.
- Boulengerochromis microlepis in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
- English: Giant Cichlid
- 한국어: 쿠피
- svenska: Kejsarciklid
- ไทย: ปลาไจแอนท์แทนกันยีกา