Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni
| Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Lamprologini |
| Genus: | Lepidiolamprologus |
| Species: | L. cunningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni (Boulenger, 1906) | |
Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests. This carnivorous species takes fish as prey. This species can reach a length of 29.1 centimetres (11.5 in) TL.[2] This species inclusion in this genus has been questioned based upon its lacking many of the characteristics of its congeners.[3] It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Bigirimana, C. 2006. Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 April 2013.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ Day, Julia J.; Santini, Simona & Garcia-Moreno, Jaime (2007): Phylogenetic relationships of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Lamprologini: The story from mitochondrial DNA. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45(2): 629–642.
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