Original name | |
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Current accepted name |
No |
Status |
Synonym |
Status details |
senior synonym, original combination |
Status ref. | |
Comment |
Hemichromis guttatus was considered as a junior synonym of H. bimaculatus by Boulenger (1907, 1915) and Pellegrin (1904), but was revalidated by Loiselle (1979, Ref. 43352). |
Etymology of generic noun |
Greek, hemis = half + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335). |
Etymology of specific epithet |
From the Latin guttatus, meaning 'speckled', apparently referring to the pattern of black dots in the cheek and opercular region of the type material (Ref. 43352). |
Link to references |
References using the name as accepted |
Link to other databases |
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