Biology:Steatocranus bleheri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Steatocranus |
| Species: | S. bleheri
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| Steatocranus bleheri M. K. Meyer, 1993
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Steatocranus bleheri is species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to the Kafubu River system, which is part of the Luapula drainage in the upper Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Description
Steatocranus bleheri can reach a standard length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in).[3]
Etymology
The species epithet is named in honor of explorer and ornamental-fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher (b. 1944), who collected the type specimen.[4]
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Steatocranus bleheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182788A7969201.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182788/7969201. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Meyer, M.K., 1993. Description of a new Steatocranus species from Luapula River system, Zaire (Teleostei, Perciformes: Cichlidae). Zool. Abh. Staatl. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden 47(9):113-120.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Steatocranus bleheri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5561293 entry
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