Biology:Scrapermouth mbuna

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Short description: Species of fish

Scrapermouth mbuna
Labeotropheus trewavasae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Labeotropheus
Species:
L. trewavasae
Binomial name
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Fryer, 1956

The scrapermouth mbuna (Labeotropheus trewavasae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 11.7 centimetres (4.6 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Its specific name honours the United Kingdom ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900-1993) of the British Museum (Natural History).[3]

References

  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Labeotropheus trewavasae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60936A148664270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60936A148664270.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60936/148664270. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Labeotropheus trewavasae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "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/. Retrieved 16 December 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1077994 entry