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Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    
    Cichlidae - Cichlids->
    
    Cichla - Peacock cichlids->
    
    Oreochromis - Oreochromis->
    
    Cyphotilapia - Cyphotilapia->
    
    Parachromis - Parachromis->
    
    Astronotus - Oscars->
    
    Nimbochromis - Sleeper cichlids->
    
    Dimidiochromis - Dimidiochromis->
    
    Boulengerochromis - Giant cichlids->
    
    Crenicichla - Crenicichla->
    
    Geophagus - Eartheaters ->
    
    Herichthys - Mexican cichlids->
    
    Amatitlania - Central American cichlids->
    
    Andinoacara - Andinoacara->
    
    Neolamprologus - Neolamprologus->
    
    Mayaheros - Mayaheros->
    
    Thorichthys - Thorichthys->
    
    Sarotherodon - Sarotherodon->
    
    Coptodon - Coptodon->
    
    Pelmatolapia - Pelmatolapia->
    
    Ophthalmotilapia - Ophthalmotilapia->
    
    Xenotilapia - Xenotilapia->
    
    Benthochromis - Benthochromis->
    
    Julidochromis - Julies->
    
    Melanochromis - Melanochromis->
    
    Golden Mbuna (Melanochromis auratus)
    
    Melanochromis baliodigma (Melanochromis baliodigma)
    
    Melanochromis chipokae (Melanochromis chipokae)
    
    Melanochromis dialeptos (Melanochromis dialeptos)
    
    Melanochromis heterochromis (Melanochromis heterochromis)
    
    Melanochromis kaskazini (Melanochromis kaskazini)
    
    Melanochromis lepidiadaptes (Melanochromis lepidiadaptes)
    
    Melanochromis loriae (Melanochromis loriae)
    
    Melanochromis melanopterus (Melanochromis melanopterus)
    
    Melanochromis mossambiquensis (Melanochromis mossambiquensis)
    
    Melanochromis mpoto (Melanochromis mpoto)
    
    Melanochromis robustus (Melanochromis robustus)
    
    Melanochromis simulans (Melanochromis simulans)
    
    Purple mbuna (Melanochromis vermivorus)
    
    Melanochromis wochepa (Melanochromis wochepa)
    
    Mikrogeophagus - Ram cichlids->
    
    Abactochromis - Abactochromis->
    
    Acarichthys - Acarichthys->
    
    Acaronia - Acaronia->
    
    Aequidens - Aequidens->
    
    Chaetobranchopsis - Chaetobranchopsis->
    
    Chaetobranchus - Chaetobranchus->
    
    Chuco - Chuco->
    
    Cichlasoma - Cichlasoma->
    
    Allochromis - Allochromis->
    
    Alticorpus - Alticorpus->
    
    Altolamprologus - Altolamprologus->
    
    Amphilophus - Amphilophus->
    
    Anomalochromis - Anomalochromis->
    
    Apistogramma - Apistogramma->
    
    Apistogrammoides - Apistogrammoides->
    
    Archocentrus - Archocentrus->
    
    Aristochromis - Aristochromis->
    
    Astatheros - Astatheros->
    
    Astatoreochromis - Astatoreochromis->
    
    Astatotilapia - Astatotilapia->
    
    Aulonocara - Aulonocara->
    
    Aulonocranus - Aulonocranus->
    
    Australoheros - Australoheros->
    
    Baileychromis - Baileychromis->
    
    Bathybates - Bathybates->
    
    Benitochromis - Benitochromis->
    
    Biotodoma - Biotodoma->
    
    Biotoecus - Biotoecus->
    
    Buccochromis - Buccochromis->
    
    Bujurquina - Bujurquina->
    
    Callochromis - Callochromis->
    
    Caprichromis - Caprichromis->
    
    Caquetaia - Caquetaia->
    
    Cardiopharynx - Cardiopharynx->
    
    Chalinochromis - Chalinochromis->
    
    Champsochromis - Champsochromis->
    
    Cheilochromis - Cheilochromis->
    
    Chetia - Chetia->
    
    Chiapaheros - Chiapaheros->
    
    Chilochromis - Chilochromis->
    
    Chilotilapia - Chilotilapia->
    
    Chindongo - Chindongo->
    
    Chocoheros - Chocoheros->
    
    Chortiheros - Chortiheros->
    
    Chromidotilapia - Chromidotilapia->
    
    Cincelichthys - Cincelichthys->
    
    Diplotaxodon - Diplotaxodon->
    
    Enigmatochromis - Enigmatochromis->
    
    Hemitaeniochromis - Hemitaeniochromis->
    
    Hemitilapia - Hemitilapia->
    
    Cleithracara - Cleithracara->
    
    Coelotilapia - Coelotilapia->
    
    Congochromis - Congochromis->
    
    Congolapia - Congolapia->
    
    Copadichromis - Copadichromis->
    
    Corematodus - Corematodus->
    
    Crenicara - Crenicara->
    
    Cribroheros - Cribroheros->
    
    Cryptoheros - Cryptoheros->
    
    Ctenochromis - Ctenochromis->
    
    Ctenopharynx - Ctenopharynx->
    
    Cunningtonia - Cunningtonia->
    
    Cyathochromis - Cyathochromis->
    
    Cyathopharynx - Cyathopharynx->
    
    Cyclopharynx - Cyclopharynx->
    
    Cynotilapia - Cynotilapia->
    
    Cyprichromis - Cyprichromis->
    
    Cyrtocara - Cyrtocara->
    
    Danakilia - Danakilia->
    
    Darienheros - Darienheros->
    
    Dicrossus - Dicrossus->
    
    Divandu - Divandu->
    
    Docimodus - Docimodus->
    
    Eclectochromis - Eclectochromis->
    
    Ectodus - Ectodus->
    
    Eretmodus - Eretmodus->
    
    Etia - Etia->
    
    Etroplus - Etroplus->
    
    Exochochromis - Exochochromis->
    
    Fossorochromis - Fossorochromis->
    
    Gaurochromis - Gaurochromis->
    
    Genyochromis - Genyochromis->
    
    Gephyrochromis - Gephyrochromis->
    
    Gnathochromis - Gnathochromis->
    
    Gobiocichla - Gobiocichla->
    
    Grammatotria - Grammatotria->
    
    Greenwoodochromis - Greenwoodochromis->
    
    Guianacara - Guianacara->
    
    Gymnogeophagus - Gymnogeophagus->
    
    Haplochromis - Haplochromis->
    
    Haplotaxodon - Haplotaxodon->
    
    Hemibates - Hemibates->
    
    Hemichromis - Hemichromis->
    
    Katria - Katria->
    
    Mesoheros - Mesoheros->
    
    Mesonauta - Mesonauta->
    
    Heroina - Heroina->
    
    Heros - Heros->
    
    Herotilapia - Herotilapia->
    
    Heterochromis - Heterochromis->
    
    Heterotilapia - Heterotilapia->
    
    Hoplarchus - Hoplarchus->
    
    Hypselecara - Hypselecara->
    
    Hypsophrys - Hypsophrys->
    
    Interochromis - Interochromis->
    
    Iodotropheus - Iodotropheus->
    
    Iranocichla - Iranocichla->
    
    Isthmoheros - Isthmoheros->
    
    Kihnichthys - Kihnichthys->
    
    Konia - Konia->
    
    Krobia - Krobia->
    
    Kronoheros - Kronoheros->
    
    Labeotropheus - Labeotropheus->
    
    Labidochromis - Labidochromis->
    
    Laetacara - Laetacara->
    
    Lamprologus - Lamprologus->
    
    Lepidiolamprologus - Lepidiolamprologus->
    
    Lestradea - Lestradea->
    
    Lethrinops - Lethrinops->
    
    Lichnochromis - Lichnochromis->
    
    Limbochromis - Limbochromis->
    
    Limnochromis - Limnochromis->
    
    Limnotilapia - Limnotilapia->
    
    Lithochromis - Lithochromis->
    
    Lobochilotes - Lobochilotes->
    
    Lufubuchromis - Lufubuchromis->
    
    Maskaheros - Maskaheros->
    
    Maylandia - Maylandia->
    
    Mazarunia - Mazarunia->
    
    Mbipia - Mbipia->
    
    Mchenga - Mchenga->
    
    Microchromis - Microchromis->
    
    Otopharynx - Otopharynx->
    
    Oxylapia - Oxylapia->
    
    Paralabidochromis - Paralabidochromis->
    
    Myaka - Myaka->
    
    Mylochromis - Mylochromis->
    
    Naevochromis - Naevochromis->
    
    Nandopsis - Nandopsis->
    
    Nannacara - Nannacara->
    
    Nanochromis - Nanochromis->
    
    Neochromis - Neochromis->
    
    Nyassachromis - Nyassachromis->
    
    Orthochromis - Orthochromis->
    
    Oscura - Oscura->
    
    Palaeoplex - Palaeoplex->
    
    Pallidochromis - Pallidochromis->
    
    Panamius - Panamius->
    
    Paracyprichromis - Paracyprichromis->
    
    Paragobiocichla - Paragobiocichla->
    
    Parananochromis - Parananochromis->
    
    Paraneetroplus - Paraneetroplus->
    
    Paratilapia - Paratilapia->
    
    Paretroplus - Paretroplus->
    
    Pelmatochromis - Pelmatochromis->
    
    Pelvicachromis - Pelvicachromis->
    
    Perissodus - Perissodus->
    
    Petenia - Petenia->
    
    Petrochromis - Petrochromis->
    
    Petrotilapia - Petrotilapia->
    
    Pharyngochromis - Pharyngochromis->
    
    Pterochromis - Pterochromis->
    
    Placidochromis - Placidochromis->
    
    Platytaeniodus - Platytaeniodus->
    
    Plecodus - Plecodus->
    
    Protomelas - Protomelas->
    
    Pseudetroplus - Pseudetroplus->
    
    Pseudocrenilabrus - Pseudocrenilabrus->
    
    Pseudosimochromis - Pseudosimochromis->
    
    Pseudotropheus - Pseudotropheus->
    
    Pterophyllum - Pterophyllum->
    
    Ptychochromis - Ptychochromis->
    
    Ptychochromoides - Ptychochromoides->
    
    Pundamilia - Pundamilia->
    
    Pungu - Pungu->
    
    Pyxichromis - Pyxichromis->
    
    Reganochromis - Reganochromis->
    
    Retroculus - Retroculus->
    
    Rhamphochromis - Rhamphochromis->
    
    Rheoheros - Rheoheros->
    
    Rocio - Rocio->
    
    Rondonacara - Rondonacara->
    
    Sargochromis - Sargochromis->
    
    Tangachromis - Tangachromis->
    
    Tanganicodus - Tanganicodus->
    
    Satanoperca - Satanoperca->
    
    Schwetzochromis - Schwetzochromis->
    
    Sciaenochromis - Sciaenochromis->
    
    Serranochromis - Serranochromis->
    
    Shuja - Shuja->
    
    Simochromis - Simochromis->
    
    Spathodus - Spathodus->
    
    Steatocranus - Steatocranus->
    
    Stigmatochromis - Stigmatochromis->
    
    Stomatepia - Stomatepia->
    
    Symphysodon - Symphysodon->
    
    Taeniacara - Taeniacara->
    
    Taeniochromis - Taeniochromis->
    
    Taeniolethrinops - Taeniolethrinops->
    
    Tahuantinsuyoa - Tahuantinsuyoa->
    
    Talamancaheros - Talamancaheros->
    
    Teleocichla - Teleocichla->
    
    Teleogramma - Teleogramma->
    
    Telmatochromis - Telmatochromis->
    
    Theraps - Theraps->
    
    Thoracochromis - Thoracochromis->
    
    Thysochromis - Thysochromis->
    
    Tilapia - Tilapia->
    
    Tomocichla - Tomocichla->
    
    Tramitichromis - Tramitichromis->
    
    Trematocara - Trematocara->
    
    Trematochromis - Trematochromis->
    
    Trematocranus - Trematocranus->
    
    Trichromis - Trichromis->
    
    Triglachromis - Triglachromis->
    
    Tristramella - Tristramella->
    
    Tropheops - Tropheops->
    
    Tropheus - Tropheus->
    
    Tylochromis - Tylochromis->
    
    Tyrannochromis - Tyrannochromis->
    
    Uaru - Uaru->
    
    Variabilichromis - Variabilichromis->
    
    Vieja - Vieja->
    
    Wajpamheros - Wajpamheros->
    
    Wallaceochromis - Wallaceochromis->
    
    Xenochromis - Xenochromis->
    
    Yssichromis - Yssichromis->
    
    Rubricatochromis - Rubricatochromis->
    
    Pholidichthyidae - Convict blenny->
    
    Polycentridae - Leaffishes->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->

Melanochromis melanopterus

General data

Classification

Taxonomy of Fishes