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Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Petrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914
Name authority
Boulenger, 1914
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Petrochromis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCichliformes
  11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
  13. genusPetrochromis Boulenger, 1898
  14. speciesPetrochromis fasciolatus Boulenger, 1914

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Petrochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Petrochromis ephippium Brichard, 1989CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Petrochromis orthognathus Matthes, 1959CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger, 1898CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Petrochromis horii Takahashi & Koblmüller, 2014CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Petrochromis trewavasae Poll, 1948CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Petrochromis fasciatus Boulenger, 1914 Boulenger, 1914synonym

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.

  1. Boulenger, G. A. (1914). Mission Stappers au Tanganyika-Moero. Diagnoses de poissons nouveaux. I. Acanthoptérygiens, Opisthomes, Cyprinodontes. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, v. 3 (pt 3): 442–447. 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:4FDZC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.