Julidochromis dickfeldi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Julidochromis |
Species: | J. dickfeldi
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Binomial name | |
Julidochromis dickfeldi Staeck, 1975
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Julidochromis dickfeldi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where it is only known from the southwestern portion. This species inhabits areas with rock/rubble substrates, each fish maintaining a territory around a crevice or crack. This species reaches a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name honours the German fishkeeper Alf Dickfeld who proposed the expedition on which the type was collected.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Julidochromis dickfeldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60543A12378089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60543A12378089.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Julidochromis dickfeldi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher & Lazara, Kenneth J. (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2019.