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Current accepted name |
Yes |
Status |
Accepted name |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
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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 |
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