Sciaenochromis fryeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found along the rocky coastal areas at depths of 10 to 40 metres (33 to 131 ft). It can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Geoffrey Fryer (b. 1927) who was Fisheries Research Officer, Joint Fisheries Research Organisation of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Sciaenochromis |
| Species: | S. fryeri
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| Sciaenochromis fryeri Konings, 1993
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References
edit- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2018). "Sciaenochromis fryeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60967A47225862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60967A47225862.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Fryeri Sciaenochromis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ 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 15 January 2019.
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