Damba
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The damba (Paretroplus damii) is a species of cichlid.
Species
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCichliformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Paretroplus
- Image
- Cichlidae - Paretroplus damii.JPG
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Paretroplus damii
- taxon common name
- Damba
- Commons category
- Paretroplus damii
- short name
- P. damii
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The damba (Paretroplus damii) is a species of cichlid.
==Etymology== The genus name Paretroplus is composed by the Greek Para (meaning similar to) and Etroplus (a closely related genus of Indian cichlids). The Latin species name damii honors the naturalist Douwe Casparus van Dam (1827-1898).
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