Neolamprologus_christyi

<i>Neolamprologus christyi</i>

Neolamprologus christyi

Species of fish

Neolamprologus christyi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species can reach a length of 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] This cichlid's specific name honours the British naturalist and explorer Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932) who worked for the Belgian Governemant and who collected the type in either 1926 or 1927.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60616A12384564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60616A12384564.en.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neolamprologus christyi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. [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 29 January 2019.


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