Melanochromis loriae
| Melanochromis loriae | |
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| Melanochromis parallelus, now synonymised with M. loriae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Melanochromis |
| Species: | M. loriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanochromis loriae D. S. Johnson, 1975
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Melanochromis loriae is a species of
Cichlidae endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.[3]
Once believed to only occur around
Collection of specimens for the
aquarium trade is a threat to its wild populations.[1]
The specific name honours the daughter of the fish dealer John Lomardo, Lori.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Konings, AF & Stauffer JR Jr (2012) Review of the Lake Malaŵi genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 3258: 1–27
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Melanochromis loriae" in FishBase. February 2013 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 23 December 2018.