Biology:Orthochromis kalungwishiensis

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Orthochromis kalungwishiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species:
O. kalungwishiensis
Binomial name
Orthochromis kalungwishiensis
(Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
Synonyms

Schwetzochromis kalungwishiensis Greenwood & Kullander, 1994

Orthochromis kalungwishiensis is a species of cichlid endemic to Zambia, where it is only known from the Kalungwishi River, a major tributary of Lake Mweru in the upper Congo River basin.[1][2] This species can reach a length of 9.9 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T. (2010). "Orthochromis kalungwishiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T182529A7905748. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182529A7905748.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182529/7905748. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Orthochromis kalungwishiensis" in FishBase. June 2014 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5568551 entry