Biology:Scrapermouth mbuna
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Short description: Species of fish
| Scrapermouth mbuna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Labeotropheus |
| Species: | L. trewavasae
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| Binomial name | |
| Labeotropheus trewavasae Fryer, 1956
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The scrapermouth mbuna (Labeotropheus trewavasae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 11.7 centimetres (4.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Its specific name honours the United Kingdom ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900-1993) of the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References
- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Labeotropheus trewavasae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60936A148664270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60936A148664270.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60936/148664270. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labeotropheus trewavasae" 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 16 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1077994 entry
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