Gephyrochromis moorii Boulenger, 1901
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gephyrochromis moorii is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is found exclusively over open sand areas. It lives in small groups numbering between three and seven individuals. The males are not strictly territorial, but defend feeding sites from other males.
The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870–1947).
Wikipedia contributors, Gephyrochromis moorii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:36:08.907234+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gephyrochromis moorii Boulenger, 1901
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1901
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Gephyrochromis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusGephyrochromis Boulenger, 1901
- speciesGephyrochromis moorii Boulenger, 1901
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gephyrochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gephyrochromis lawsi Fryer, 1957 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gephyrochromis moorei Boulenger, 1901 Boulenger, 1901 | synonym |
| Tilapia moorii (Boulenger, 1901) (Boulenger, 1901) | synonym |
| Christyella nyasana Trewavas, 1935 Trewavas, 1935 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1901). Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lakes Tanganyika and Kivu. II. Cichlidae, Mastacembelidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7), v. 7 (no. 37) (art. 1): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930108678431 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FTRR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.