Orthochromis stormsi

Orthochromis stormsi is a species of cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is known from the upper Congo River basin and Lake Mweru.[1][2] It has also been reported from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and the Regina Falls in the lower Congo River basin, but the identity of these populations requires further investigation.[1] This species can reach a length of 10.2 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name hours the Belgian Army Lieutenant Maurice Joseph Auguste Marie Raphael Storms (1875-1941) who collected the type which he presented to the Brussels Museum.[3]

Orthochromis stormsi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Orthochromis
Species:
O. stormsi
Binomial name
Orthochromis stormsi
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Schwetzochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Tilapia stormsi Boulenger, 1902
  • Haplochromis polyacanthus
    (non Boulenger, 1899) misapplied

References
  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Orthochromis stormsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181765A7728665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181765A7728665.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Orthochromis stormsi" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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