Male at Nyanza-Lac
A male of Callochromis melanostigma at Nyanza-Lac, Lake Tanganyika [Burundi]. Photo by Ad Konings. (31-May-2011). determiner Thomas Andersen

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Ectodini

Genus
Callochromis


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Last updated on:
11-Dec-2011

Callochromis melanostigma (Boulenger, 1906)

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Original description as Pelmatochromis melanostigma:

ZooBank:F268C1D8-E045-4802-B289-4B353B09B468.

  • Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Fourth Contribution to the Ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika - Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. [17, Part 6](1):537-619. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1905.tb000 (crc00004)

Synonyms (1):

Conservation: Callochromis melanostigma is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).