Pseudosimochromis babaulti

Pseudosimochromis babaulti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring areas with rock-rubble substrates. It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Pseudosimochromis babaulti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudosimochromis
Species:
P. babaulti
Binomial name
Pseudosimochromis babaulti
(Pellegrin, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Simochromis babaulti Pellegrin, 1927
  • Simochromis pleurospilus Nelissen, 1978
  • Pseudoimochromis pleurospilus (Nelissen, 1978)

Etymology

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The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French explorer, naturalist and conservationist Guy Babault (1888-ca. 1932).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti". FishBase. April 2017 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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