Biology:Steatocranus bleheri
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| Steatocranus bleheri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Steatocranus |
| Species: | S. bleheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Steatocranus bleheri M. K. Meyer, 1993
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Steatocranus bleheri is species of cichlid only found in the Kafubu River system, which is part of the Luapula drainage in the upper Congo River basin, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.[1] This species can reach a length of 6.8 centimetres (2.7 in) TL.[2]
Etymology
The cichlid is named in honor of explorer and ornamental-fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher (b. 1944), who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ 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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