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Haplochromis tweddlei (Jackson, 1985)
Synonym for Astatotilapia tweddlei Jackson, 1985

  Original name  
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  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
senior synonym, new combination
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  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named for Mr. Denis Tweddle, Malawi Fisheries Research Unit, in recognition of his valuable contributions to the zoogeography of Malawi as well as his appreciation of the fact that the Lake Chilwa-Chiuta fauna contained a new haplochromine species (Ref. 49182).
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References using the name as accepted
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ITIS TSN : 648669 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS