Neolamprologus christyi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species can reach a length of 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Neolamprologus christyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Neolamprologus |
Species: | N. christyi
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Binomial name | |
Neolamprologus christyi | |
Synonyms | |
Lamprologus christyi Trewavas & Poll, 1952 |
Etymology
editThis cichlid's specific name honours the British naturalist and explorer Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932) who worked for the Belgian Governemant and who collected the type in either 1926 or 1927.[3]
References
edit- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60616A12384564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60616A12384564.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus christyi". 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 29 January 2019.