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| Current accepted name |
Yes
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| Status |
Accepted name
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| Status details |
senior synonym, original combination
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| Etymology of generic noun |
Composed form Zaire river + Greek,ichtys = fish; the habitat of this fish (Ref. 45335).
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| Etymology of specific epithet |
The specific name of this species refers to the fact that its currently known distribution is restricted to Malawi, a name derived from the 16th century Maravi Kingdom, although it is likely to occur also in rivers flowing into Lake Malawi from Tanzania and Mozambique (Ref. 86935).
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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