Biology:Neolamprologus savoryi
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| Neolamprologus savoryi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Neolamprologus |
| Species: | N. savoryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus savoryi (Poll, 1949)
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| Synonyms | |
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Lamprologus savoryi Poll, 1949 | |
Neolamprologus savoryi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species reaches 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 Bryan Wyman Savory (1904-1988) who was the District Commissioner of Kigoma in the Tanganyika Territory during the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika of 1946–1947, this expedition collected the type.[3]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus savoryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60605A12382585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60605A12382585.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60605/12382585.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus savoryi" 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/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1756343 entry
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