Biology:Neolamprologus wauthioni
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| Neolamprologus wauthioni | |
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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. wauthioni
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus wauthioni (Poll, 1949)
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Lamprologus wauthioni Poll, 1949 | |
Neolamprologus wauthioni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it inhabits snail shells. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[2] The specific name of this cichlid honours René Wauthion, a Provincial Commissioner in the Belgian Congo during the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika of 1946–1947, this expedition collected the type.[3]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus wauthioni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60595A12374333. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60595A12374333.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60595/12374333.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Neolamprologus wauthioni" 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 ☰ Q1575620 entry
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