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Harpagochromis squamipinnis
Synonym for Haplochromis squamipinnis Regan, 1921

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
In Greenwood 1980.
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, arpagifer, grappling hook, robbery, voracoius + Chromis, see
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Specific name not explained in original description, from the Latin 'squamus' for 'scale', and 'pinnis' for 'fin'; probably referring to minute scales on basal parts of dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 126312).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
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