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Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part II; the species from lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Edward, George and Kivu

By Greenwood, Peter Humphry

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series, 39(1):1-101 1980


" The paper is concerned with an attempted arrangement of haplochromine taxa into monophyletic lineages. The idea of so-called Haplochromis 'species-flocks' assumed to be of mono- or oligophyletic origin is refuted as many lineages described are composed of species from at least 4 of the lakes. The overall picture is one of a super-flock comprised of several lineages whose members cut across the boundaries imposed by the present-day lake shores. 10 new genera and 5 subgenera are described "

Classification: Taxonomy and phylogeny, Africa.

Language: English

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Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1980. "Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part II; the species from lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Edward, George and Kivu". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 39(1):1-101 (crc00319) (abstract)