Cardiopharynx

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Cardiopharynx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Cardiopharynx
Species:
C. schoutedeni
Binomial name
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
Poll, 1942
Synonyms

Cyathopharynx schoutedeni(Poll, 1942)

Cardiopharynx schoutedeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. This semi-pelagic fish prefers habitats over sandy bottoms where it feeds on aquatic microorganisms. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. [2] The specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden (1881-1972) who was director of Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale in Tervuren and who was one of the first zoologists to collect this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T60480A12360939. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60480A12360939.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni". FishBase . February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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