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Tylochromis

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Tylochromis was named by Regan (1920).

It was assigned to Cichlidae by Otero et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Tylochromis Regan
2015Tylochromis Otero et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
genusTylochromisRegan 1920

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Tylochromis Regan 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
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