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Species related to Melanochromis loriae: [ 2 ] records


parallelus, Melanochromis Burgess [W. E.] & Axelrod [H. R.] 1976:44, Figs. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 24 (no. 7); ref. 7373] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: USNM 215029. Paratypes: USNM 215030-31 (1, 2). •Valid as Melanochromis parallelus Burgess & Axelrod 1976 -- (Maréchal 1991:263 [ref. 20944], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309]). •Synonym of Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975 -- (Konings & Stauffer 2012:7 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:425 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

loriae, Melanochromis Johnson [D. S.] 1975:21, Fig. [Today's Aquarist v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 2356] Off Chipoka Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi. Holotype: USNM 214175. Paratypes: USNM 214176 (1). •Valid as Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975 -- (Maréchal 1991:262 [ref. 20944], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:7 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:110 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.


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