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Orthochromis luongoensis

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Species of fish

Orthochromis luongoensis
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species: O. luongoensis
Binomial name
Orthochromis luongoensis
(Greenwood & Kullander, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Schwetzochromis luongoensis Greenwood & Kullander, 1994

Orthochromis luongoensis is a species of cichlid endemic to Zambia, where it is only known from the Luongo River, a tributary of the Luapula in the upper Congo River basin. This species can reach a length of 6.3 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.

References

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Orthochromis luongoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182998A8020255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182998A8020255.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orthochromis luongoensis". FishBase. June 2014 version.

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Taxon identifiers
Orthochromis luongoensis


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