Neolamprologus schreyeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from along the Burundi coast, inhabiting crevices. This species reaches a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. The specific name honours Andre Schreyen, the nephew of and collaborator with the fish trader Pierre Brichard (1921-1990), who was the collector of the type.[2]
Neolamprologus schreyeni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Neolamprologus |
Species: | N. schreyeni
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Binomial name | |
Neolamprologus schreyeni (Poll, 1974)
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Synonyms | |
Lamprologus schreyeni Poll, 1974 |
References
edit- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus schreyeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60614A12384292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60614A12384292.en.
- ^ 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.