Biology:Copadichromis mbenjii

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Copadichromis mbenjii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Copadichromis
Species:
C. mbenjii
Binomial name
Copadichromis mbenjii
Konings, 1990

Copadichromis mbenjii is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It is only found around Mbenje Island[2] from where it takes its specific name.[3]

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Copadichromis mbenjii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60869A148657193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60869A148657193.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60869/148657193. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Copadichromis mbenjii" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/. Retrieved 3 December 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6428162 entry