Biology:Greenwoodochromis christyi

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Greenwoodochromis christyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Greenwoodochromis
Species:
G. christyi
Binomial name
Greenwoodochromis christyi
(Trewavas, 1953)

Greenwoodochromis christyi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deeper water of southern Lake Tanganyika.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the explorer and naturalist Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932).[3]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Greenwoodochromis christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60495A12364915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60495A12364915.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60495/12364915. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Greenwoodochromis christyi" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3318142 entry