Biology:Docimodus evelynae
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Docimodus evelynae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Docimodus |
Species: | D. evelynae
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Binomial name | |
Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976
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Docimodus evelynae is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi; it is widespread in the lake and found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it feeds upon the flank scales of cichlids or cyprinids and the skin of catfishes.[2][3] The specific name honours Evelyn Axelrod, the wife of the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017).[4]
References
- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2018). "Docimodus evelynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60915A47222441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60915A47222441.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60915/47222441. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Docimodus evelynae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Eccles, D. H.; Lewis, D. S. C. (1976). "A revision of the genus Docimodus Boulenger (Pisces: Cichlidae), a group of fishes with unusual feeding habits from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 58 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb00826.x.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q259418 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docimodus evelynae.
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