Lethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1978
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
Lethrinops longipinnis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found at depths of 30 to 140 metres (98 to 459 ft) (usually only down to 70 metres (230 ft)) over sandy substrates. This species grows to a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) SL.
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Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1978
- Name authority
- Eccles & Lewis, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Lethrinops
- 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
- genusLethrinops Regan, 1922
- speciesLethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lethrinops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lethrinops microdon Eccles & Lewis, 1977 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops mylodon Eccles & Lewis, 1979 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops macracanthus Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops microstoma Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops oculatus Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops macrochir (Regan, 1922) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops marginatus Ahl, 1926 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops micrentodon (Regan, 1922) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops gossei Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lethrinops longipinnus Eccles & Lewis, 1978 Eccles & Lewis, 1978 | 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.
- Eccles, D. H., & Lewis, D. S. C. (1978). A taxonomic study of the genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Part 2. No. 37: 1–11. 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:6PQNP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.