Orthochromis torrenticola

Orthochromis torrenticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species: O. torrenticola
Binomial name
Orthochromis torrenticola
(Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Rheohaplochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
  • Schwetzochromis torrenticola (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963)
  • Haplochromis torrenticola
    Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963
  • Haplochromis rheophilus
    Thys van den Audenaerde, 1963

Orthochromis torrenticola is a species of cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is known from the Lufira drainage in the upper Congo River basin.[1][2] This species can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Orthochromis torrenticola". 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 torrenticola" in FishBase. June 2014 version.

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