Neolamprologus savoryi

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]

Neolamprologus savoryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. savoryi
Binomial name
Neolamprologus savoryi
(Poll, 1949)
Synonyms

Lamprologus savoryi Poll, 1949

References

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  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus savoryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60605A12382585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60605A12382585.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus savoryi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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.