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Orthochromis rugufuensis DeVos & Seegers, 1998


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Original description as Orthochromis rugufuensis:

ZooBank:E9D6028A-4A16-4B93-9171-9DFD34362350.

  • de Vos, Luc & L. Seegers. 1998. "Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 9(4):371-420 (crc01067) (abstract)

Conservation: Orthochromis rugufuensis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2006).