Neolamprologus savoryi
Appearance
Neolamprologus savoryi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Neolamprologus |
Species: | N. savoryi
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Binomial name | |
Neolamprologus savoryi (Poll, 1949)
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Synonyms | |
Lamprologus savoryi Poll, 1949 |
Neolamprologus savoryi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this cichlid honours Bryan Wyman Savory (1904-1988) who was the District Commissioner of Kigoma in the Tanganyika Territory during the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika of 1946–1947, this expedition collected the type.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus savoryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60605A12382585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60605A12382585.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neolamprologus savoryi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 2 February 2019.