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Astatotilapia swynnertoni

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Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Astatotilapia
Species:
A. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Tilapia swynnertoni Boulenger, 1907
  • Haplochromis swynnertoni (Boulenger, 1907)

Astatotilapia swynnertoni is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in the rivers of Mozambique from the Buzi and lower Pungwe rivers south to the Save River.[1] The specific name honours the English naturalist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton (1877-1938) who discovered the type on his farm in Mozambique.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astatotilapia swynnertoni". FishBase.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 November 2018.