Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus
(Nichols, 1923)
Synonym for Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Synonym |
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junior synonym, new combination |
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Etymology of generic noun |
Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
Cancellata = barred, referring to the dark bars on the flanks of the species (Ref. 58535). |
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