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Nanochromis wickleri Schliewen & Stiassny, 2006

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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known only from Lake Mai Ndombe (= Lake Leopold II) (middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 57505). Type-locality of holotype of Nanochromis wickleri: 'Bandundu province: Lake Mai Ndombe at Inongo south of harbour' (Ref. 57505).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schliewen, U.K. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2006
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Nanochromis: Latin, nannus = small + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  wickleri: Named for Wolfgang Wickler in recognition of his behavioral studies of cichlids in general and of benthic Congolese cichlids in particular (Ref. 57505).

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