Biology:Spotfin goby cichlid
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| Spotfin goby cichlid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Tanganicodus |
| Species: | T. irsacae
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| Tanganicodus irsacae Poll, 1950
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The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is an African species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northern end of the lake. They live amongst pebbles in the surf-zone. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Although presently considered the only species in the genus, another undescribed species is known from the Lukuga River (Lake Tanganyika's outflow river).[3]
Parasites
The monogenean Cichlidogyrus evikae, a gill parasite, has been described from the spotfin goby cichlid.[4]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Tanganicodus irsacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60683A12384814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60683A12384814.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60683/12384814. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tanganicodus irsacae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Kullander, S.O.; T.R. Roberts (2011). "Out of Lake Tanganyika: endemic lake fishes inhabit rapids of the Lukuga River". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 22 (4): 355–376.
- ↑ Rahmouni, Chahrazed; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Šimková, Andrea (2017). "Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ". Parasites & Vectors 10 (1): 591. doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6. ISSN 1756-3305. PMID 29197419.
Wikidata ☰ Q134823 entry
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