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Harpagochromis mentatus
Synonym for Haplochromis mentatus Regan, 1925

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Greenwood 1980.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, arpagifer, grappling hook, robbery, voracoius + Chromis, see
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name probably derived from the Latin 'mentum' for 'chin'; probably referring to the protruding lower jaw (Ref. 126312).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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