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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Alticorpus: Latin, altus = nutritious + Latin, corpus = body (Ref. 45335); profundicola: From the latin "profundus" = deep and "incola" or "-cola" when used in compound names = resident, inhabitant; referring to the presence of this species in deeper water (Ref. 55908).