Biology:Lethrinops gossei
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| Lethrinops gossei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Lethrinops |
| Species: | L. gossei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lethrinops gossei W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973
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Lethrinops gossei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is usually found in deep waters (90 to 130 metres (300 to 430 ft)) with muddy substrates in the southern portion of the lake. This species grows to a length of 14.4 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
The specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Jean-Pierre Gosse (1924–2001), who was the curator of vertebrates at the Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.[3]
References
- ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Lethrinops gossei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61035A155049259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61035A155049259.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61035/155049259. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lethrinops gossei" 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 ☰ Q1093150 entry
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