Orthochromis machadoi

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]

Orthochromis machadoi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species:
O. machadoi
Binomial name
Orthochromis machadoi
(Poll, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Schwetzochromis machadoi
    (Poll, 1967)
  • Haplochromis machadoi
    Poll, 1967

References
  1. Da Costa, L. (2007). "Orthochromis machadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63341A12660262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63341A12660262.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Orthochromis machadoi" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
  3. 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.

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