Ptychochromis loisellei Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
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
- Ptychochromis loisellei Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
- Name authority
- Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Ptychochromis
- 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
- subfamilyPtychochrominae Sparks, 2004
- genusPtychochromis Steindachner, 1880
- speciesPtychochromis loisellei Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptychochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ptychochromis inornatus Sparks, 2002 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis insolitus Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1868) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis onilahy Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis curvidens Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi Sparks & Stiassny, 2010 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis grandidieri Sauvage, 1882 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis mainty Martinez, Arroyave & Sparks, 2015 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ptychochromis makira Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Stiassny, M. L., & Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates, 3535. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3535[1:patrot]2.0.co;2 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:4Q9Z2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.