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angolensis, Hemichromis Steindachner [F.] 1865:5 [Memorias da Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa Classe de Sciencias Mathematicas e Naturaes. Nova Serie. v. 3 (pt 2); ref. 21707] Lucala River, above Calandula Falls [former Duque de Bragança Falls], Angola. [Duque de Bragança [now Calandula], at the Lucala River, Cuanza drainage, Angola.] Neotype: SAIAB 246736. Type locality from de Brito Capella 1873 [ref. 17970]. Hemichromis angolae is an unjustified emendation (in ref. 17970). Type [MB [Lisbon Mus.] BC 3] lost, see Bell-Cross 1975:426 [ref. 6825]. Neotype ZMB 22145 designated by Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[13] [ref. 39796], but rejected by Bragança & Skelton 2025:1 [ref. 42482] (not fulfiling ICZN Art. 75.3.5), and new neotype SAIAB 246736 is designated. •Uncertain -- (Daget et al. 1991:544 [ref. 20942]). •Valid as Hemichromis angolensis Steindachner 1865 -- (Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[13] [ref. 39796]). •Valid as Serranochromis angolensis (Steindachner 1865) -- (Bragança & Skelton 2025:1 [ref. 42482], Morgenstern & Schindler 2026:127 [ref. 43051]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis angolensis (Steindachner 1865). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Cuanza River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.


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