Pair in the aquarium
Pair of Nanochromis parilus (female in front) in the aquarium of Anton Lamboj [Austria]. Photo by Anton Lamboj. (11-May-2014). determiner Anton Lamboj

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Genus
Nanochromis


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02-Jul-2008

Nanochromis parilus Roberts & Stewart, 1976


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Original description as Nanochromis parilus:

ZooBank:D5DE7F34-3311-48EA-AA4B-6B303D1ADA61.

  • Roberts, Tyson R & D.J. Stewart. 1976. "An ecological and systematic survey of fishes in the rapids of the lower Zaire or Congo River". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 147(6):239-317 (crc00129)

Conservation: Nanochromis parilus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2010).