Biology:Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
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Short description: Species of fish
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli | |
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Specimen raised in captivity | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Lepidiolamprologus |
Species: | L. kendalli
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Binomial name | |
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli (Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1977)
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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Etymology
The specific name honours the United States fish ecologist Robert L. Kendall, who collected the type.[3]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60555/12379055. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli" 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/. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3318353 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidiolamprologus kendalli.
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