Docimodus evelynae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Docimodus |
Species: | D. evelynae |
Binomial name | |
Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976 | |
Docimodus evelynae is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi; it is widespread in the lake and found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. [2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it feeds upon the flank scales of cichlids or cyprinids and the skin of catfishes. [2] [3] The specific name honours Evelyn Axelrod, the wife of the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017). [4]