Biology:Neolamprologus buescheri

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Neolamprologus buescheri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species:
N. buescheri
Binomial name
Neolamprologus buescheri
(Staeck, 1983)
Synonyms

Lamprologus buescheri Staeck, 1983

Neolamprologus buescheri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this cichlid honours the collector of its type, the German ichthyologist Heinz H. Büscher.[3]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus buescheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60609A12383329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60609A12383329.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60609/12383329. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus buescheri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "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/. 
  • Konings, A., 1998. Tanganyika cichlids in their natural habitat. Cichlid Press. 272 p.

Wikidata ☰ Q258548 entry