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Sarotherodon macrochirus    !
Synonym for Oreochromis macrochir (Boulenger, 1912)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination, misspelling
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Specific name misspelled.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, saros, -ou = sawdust + Greek, ther = animal * Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
From the Greek "macros" = big and the Greek "cheir" = hand, or pectoral fin in fishes, referring to the large pectoral fin (Ref. 52307). Also Ref. 13337.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS
! - Marks misspellings of the species names that must not be used.