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Lipochromis taurinus
Synonym for Haplochromis taurinus Trewavas, 1933

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, lipos = fat + Chromis, see
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Probably refers to Latin 'taurinus', bull, presumably relating to resemblance of head morphology to that of a bull: stout with firmly thickened lips (Ref. 127594).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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