Orthochromis machadoi
| Orthochromis machadoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Orthochromis |
| Species: | O. machadoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Orthochromis machadoi (Poll, 1967)
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Orthochromis machadoi, the Cunene dwarf happy, is a species of cichlid native to Angola and Namibia, where it is known from the Cunene River system.[1][2] This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the Portuguese zoologist António de Barros Machado (1912-2002) who collected the type in Angola.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Da Costa, L. (2007). "Orthochromis machadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63341A12660262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63341A12660262.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Orthochromis machadoi" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
External links[edit]
Data related to Orthochromis machadoi at Wikispecies
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