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Species in the genus Serranochromis: [ 22 ] records


altus, Serranochromis Winemiller [K. O.] & Kelso-Winemiller [L. C.] 1991:676, Figs. 1, 6 [Copeia 1991 (no. 3); ref. 19767] West bank of Zambezi River west of Mongu, 15°15'56"S, 22°55'36"E, Western Province, Zambia. Holotype: USNM 308402. Paratypes: AMNH 90201 (2); BMNH 1990.6.12.1-2 (2); FMNH 99712 [ex TNHC] (2); TNHC 17444-45 (1, 1), 17447 (3), 17457-58 (1, 1); USNM 308403-04 (2, 5). •Valid as Serranochromis altus Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller 1991 -- (Skelton 1993:312 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:312 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:227 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:96 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2021:82 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis altus Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller 1991. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

alvum, Serranochromis Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Bills [R.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2021:69, Fig. 2 [Zootaxa 4908 (no. 1); ref. 38061] Cuito-Cuanavale bridge, Cuito River, Okavango River system, Angola, 15°10'16.4"S, 19°11'39.3"E. Holotype: SAIAB 186842. Paratypes: SAIAB 205219 (5). •Valid as Serranochromis alvum Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Current status: Valid as Serranochromis alvum Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Okavango River system, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

angusticeps, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:108 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 20 (no. 116) (art. 19); ref. 15136] Mossamedes, Angola and the Zambezi River. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.6.29.184-189 (6), 1907.6.29.198-203 (6). •Valid as Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907) -- (Greenwood 1984:229 [ref. 5311], Skelton & Teugels 1991:442 [ref. 20962], Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller 1991:675 [ref. 19767], Skelton 1993:313 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:313 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:228 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:97 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central and southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

cacuchi, Serranochromis Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Bills [R.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2021:77, Fig. 6 [Zootaxa 4908 (no. 1); ref. 38061] Cacuchi River, approximately 15 km south west of Chitembo Village at the bridge on the main road north from Menongue, tributary of Cuchi, Cubango (Okavango) River system, Angola, 13°35'39.6"S, 16°52'49.8"E. Holotype: SAIAB 186684. Paratypes: SAIAB 186674 (4). •Valid as Serranochromis cacuchi Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Current status: Valid as Serranochromis cacuchi Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Cuchi-Cubango (Okavango) River system, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

cuanza, Serranochromis Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Bills [R.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2021:74, Fig. 5 [Zootaxa 4908 (no. 1); ref. 38061] Posto 5 on the Cuanza River, Angola, 09°48'23"S, 15°24'30"E. Holotype: SAIAB 84888. Paratypes: SAIAB 84791 (7). •Valid as Serranochromis cuanza Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Current status: Valid as Serranochromis cuanza Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Cuanza River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

ellenbergeri, Paratilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:521, Fig. 141 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Zimbabwe [s. Rhodesia]. Syntypes: SAM 14697 [now at AMG] (2 + 1). •Synonym of Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:448 [ref. 20962]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

genisquamulatus, Pelmatochromis Pellegrin [J.] 1914:27 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 14165] Zambezi River at Léalui, Zambia. Syntypes: MNHN 1913-0315 to 0318 (4). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:219 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:448 [ref. 20962]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

jallae, Hemichromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1896:1 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 11 (no. 260); ref. 14600] Kazungula, Upper Zambezi River, Zambia. Holotype (unique): MZUT 1160. Type catalog: Tortonese 1940:144 [ref. 21559]. •Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864), but a valid subspecies -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:451 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:317 [ref. 24071], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:304 [ref. 28117], Marshall 2011:232 [ref. 31755] as possibly valid). •Valid as Serranochromis jallae (Boulenger 1896) -- (Stauffer et al. 2020:130 [ref. 37825], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis jallae (Boulenger 1896). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: upper Zambezi River system: Zambezi, Okavango, Kafue and Zambian Congo systems; introduced in Zimbabwe. Habitat: freshwater.

janus, Serranochromis Trewavas [E.] 1964:48, Fig. 24 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 125; ref. 3717] Malagarazi swamps, at Kitare, Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1964.6.1.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1964.6.1.2-6 (5) and .7-10 (4); MRAC 140900 (1). •Valid as Serranochromis janus Trewavas 1964 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:447 [ref. 20962], De Vos et al. 2001:132 [ref. 26059], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis janus Trewavas 1964. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

kafuensis, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:494 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Kafue River, Zambezi River system, Zambia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.31. •Synonym of Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:442 [ref. 20962]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

levaillantii, Chromys Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:16 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Lake Ngami, Botswana, southern Africa. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:46 [ref. 20862]. Original genus should have been Chromis. •Synonym of Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:442 [ref. 20962]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger 1907). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

longimanus, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:411, Pl. 40 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 18 (pt 5, no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 14776] Lake Ngami basin, Bechuanaland [Botswana], southern Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1910.5.31.62. Paralectotypes: (3) BMNH 1910.5.31.63-64 (2). Lectotype selected by Skelton & Teugels 1991:447 [ref. 20962]. •Valid as Serranochromis longimanus (Boulenger 1911) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:447 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:315 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:315 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:229 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:98 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2021:82 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis longimanus (Boulenger 1911). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephala, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:121, Pl. 45 (fig. 4) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 220. •Valid as Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899) -- (Greenwood 1984:229 [ref. 5311], Skelton & Teugels 1991:448 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:316 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:316 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:230 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:99 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis macrocephalus (Boulenger 1899). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern and central Africa: Zambezi basin. Habitat: freshwater.

meridianus, Serranochromis Jubb [R. A.] 1967:58, Fig. 3 [Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) v. 6 (pt 5); ref. 7820] Sabie River near confluence with Sand River, tributary to Incomati River, Portuguese East Africa. Holotype: AMG P913. Paratypes: AMG P914 (24, 1 c&s), BMNH 1967.4.14.1 (1). Type catalog: Skelton & Stuart 1987:186 [ref. 12628]. •Valid as Serranochromis meridianus Jubb 1967 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:449 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:314 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:314 [ref. 27406], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis meridianus Jubb 1967. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa: southern Limpopo and Incomati River basins, South Africa and Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater.

ngamensis, Pelmatochromis Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:539, Fig. 155 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Lake Ngami District, southern Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 10859 (head, poor condition) [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864), subspecies jallae (Boulenger 1896) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:451 [ref. 20962]). •Synonym of Serranochromis jallae (Boulenger 1896) -- (Stauffer et al. 2020:130 [ref. 37825]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis jallae (Boulenger 1896). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

robustus, Hemichromis Günther [A.] 1864:312 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2); ref. 1979] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.1.9.56. Type catalog: Stauffer et al. 2020:127 [ref. 37825]. •Valid as Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:450 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:317 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:317 [ref. 27406], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:304 [ref. 28117], Marshall 2011:231 [ref. 31755] with 2 subspecies, Konings 2016:287 [ref. 34521], Bruton et al. 2018:100 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2020:127 [ref. 37825], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: Lake Malaŵi and the outflowing Shire River and Lake Malombe; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

spei, Serranochromis Trewavas [E.] 1964:46, Fig. 23 bis [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 125; ref. 3717] Lake Kafakumba, about 9°40'S, 23°40'E, Africa. Holotype: MRAC 75147. Paratypes: MRAC 75157-59 (3). •Valid as Serranochromis spei Trewavas 1964 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:452 [ref. 20962], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis spei Trewavas 1964. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Kwanza system, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

stappersi, Serranochromis Trewavas [E.] 1964:44, Fig. 21 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 125; ref. 3717] Luapula River at Kasenga, central Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1920.5.26.163. Paratypes: MRAC 14170 (1). •Valid as Serranochromis stappersi Trewavas 1964 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:452 [ref. 20962], Stauffer et al. 2021:82 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis stappersi Trewavas 1964. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Luapula River drainage, Congo basin, Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

swartzi, Serranochromis Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Bills [R.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2021:72, Fig. 4 [Zootaxa 4908 (no. 1); ref. 38061] Bridge between Cimanga and Capunda, Cuanza River, Angola, 10°38'26"S, 17°25'6"E. Holotype: SAIAB 85174. Paratypes: SAIAB 204368 (13). •Valid as Serranochromis swartzi Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Current status: Valid as Serranochromis swartzi Stauffer, Bills & Skelton 2021. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Cuanza River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

tanganyicae, Pelmatochromis Borodin [N. A.] 1931:52 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 12; ref. 16260] Lake Tanganyika at Ujiji, Kigoma, Tanzania. Holotype (unique): MCZ 32575. Also described as new in Borodin 1936:25, Pl. 1 (fig. 9) [ref. 13684]. •Synonym of Serranochromis thumbergi (Castelnau 1861) -- (Trewavas 1946:242 [ref. 35931]). •Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:450 [ref. 20962]). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

thumbergi, Chromys Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:13 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Okovango River. Neotype: BMNH 1910.5.31.58. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:47 [ref. 20862]. Original genus should have been Chromis. Neotype designated by Trewavas 1964:23 [ref. 3717]. •Valid as Serranochromis thumbergi (Castelnau 1861) -- (Greenwood 1984:228 [ref. 5311], Skelton & Teugels 1991:452 [ref. 20962], Skelton 1993:318 [ref. 24071], Skelton 2001:318 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:234 [ref. 31755], Bruton et al. 2018:101 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Stauffer et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38061], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis thumbergi (Castelnau 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern and southern-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

zambesensis, Paratilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:522, Fig. 142 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Zambezi River, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 15688 [not found at AMG in 1996]. •Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864), subspecies jallae (Boulenger 1896) -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:451 [ref. 20962]). •Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864) -- (Stauffer et al. 2020:127 [ref. 37825] in part). Current status: Synonym of Serranochromis robustus (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.


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