Biology:Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni
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| Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Lepidiolamprologus |
| Species: | L. cunningtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni (Boulenger, 1906)
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Lamprologus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906 | |
Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests. This carnivorous species takes fish as prey. This species can reach a length of 29.1 centimetres (11.5 in) TL.[2] This species inclusion in this genus has been questioned based upon its lacking many of the characteristics of its congeners.[3] It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the United Kingdom zoologist William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), who collected the type on an expedition to Lake Tanganyika.[4]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60558A12379296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60558A12379296.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60558/12379296. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Day, Julia J.; Santini, Simona & Garcia-Moreno, Jaime (2007): Phylogenetic relationships of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Lamprologini: The story from mitochondrial DNA. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45(2): 629–642.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 4 December 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3318323 entry
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