Alticorpus geoffreyi Snoeks & Walapa, 2004
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
Alticorpus geoffreyi is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widely distributed and can be found at depths of 18–150 metres (59–492 ft), although it is most common below 60 metres (200 ft). The specific name honours the British carcinologist, ecologist and ichthyologist Geoffrey Fryer (b. 1927), who studied the fishes of Lake Malawi, especially the cichlids which occur in the rocky areas of the lake.
Wikipedia contributors, Alticorpus geoffreyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:58:41.815683+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Alticorpus geoffreyi Snoeks & Walapa, 2004
- Name authority
- Snoeks & Walapa, 2004
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Alticorpus
- 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
- genusAlticorpus Stauffer & McKaye, 1988
- speciesAlticorpus geoffreyi Snoeks & Walapa, 2004
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Alticorpus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alticorpus macrocleithrum (Stauffer & McKaye, 1985) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticorpus mentale Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticorpus peterdaviesi (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alticorpus profundicola Stauffer & McKaye, 1988 | 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.
- Snoeks, J., & Walapa, R. (2004). The genus Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988. Chapter 4. In: J.Snoeks (Ed.). The Cichlid Diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: Identification, Distribution and Taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas., Pp. 27–56. 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:669RY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.