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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, nannus = small + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name derived from the female's more intense coloration; the male is less conspicuous, a feature that is the reverse of many other cichlld species; reversed sexual dichromatism is however common and well-distributed among the chromidotilapines; females are more colorful than males in many of the genera related to Nanochromis (e.g. many Pelvicachromis species)(Ref. 52307).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 648788 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS