Biology:Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
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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. kendalli
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| Lepidiolamprologus kendalli (Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1977)
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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Etymology
The specific name honours the United States fish ecologist Robert L. Kendall, who collected the type.[3]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60555/12379055. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "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/. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3318353 entry
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