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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Pseudosimochromis |
| Species: | P. babaulti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
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Etymology
editThe specific name honours the collector of the type, the French explorer, naturalist and conservationist Guy Babault (1888-ca. 1932).[3]
References
edit- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti". FishBase. April 2017 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 20 February 2019.
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