Orthochromis stormsi

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Orthochromis stormsi2.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Moelants, T. |date=2010 |title=Orthochromis stormsi |volume=2010 |page=e.T181765A7728665 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181765A7728665.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Orthochromis stormsi

| authority = (Boulenger, 1902)

| synonyms =

  • Schwetzochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)
  • Tilapia stormsi Boulenger, 1902
  • Haplochromis polyacanthus
    (non Boulenger, 1899) misapplied

}}

Orthochromis stormsi is a species of cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is known from the upper Congo River basin and Lake Mweru.{{FishBase |genus= Orthochromis|species= stormsi| month = June | year = 2014}} It has also been reported from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and the Regina Falls in the lower Congo River basin, but the identity of these populations requires further investigation. This species can reach a length of {{convert|10.2|cm|in}} SL. The specific name honors the Belgian Army Lieutenant Maurice Joseph Auguste Marie Raphael Storms (1875-1941) who collected the type which he presented to the Brussels Museum.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/ | title = Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o) | access-date = 29 December 2018 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 4 December 2018}}

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