Orthochromis polyacanthus

Orthochromis polyacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species: O. polyacanthus
Binomial name
Orthochromis polyacanthus
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Schwetzochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Rheoaplochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Haplochromis polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Tilapia polyacanthus
    Boulenger, 1899

Orthochromis polyacanthus is a species of cichlid native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, where it is known from the lower Congo River rapids near Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and the upper Congo River basin from the Kisangani area to the Lake Mweru basin.[1][2] This species can reach a length of 11.8 centimetres (4.6 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Orthochromis polyacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Orthochromis polyacanthus" in FishBase. June 2014 version.

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