Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi

Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Greenwoodochromis
Species:	G. bellcrossi
Binomial name
Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi (Poll, 1976)
Synonyms
Hemibates bellcrossiPoll, 1976 Lepidochromis bellcrossi(Poll, 1976) Limnochromis bellcrossi(Poll, 1976)

Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. is endemic to the deep waters of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name of this fish honours the South African ichthyologist Graham Bell-Cross (1927–1998) who was deputy executive director of the National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia. ^[3]

References

1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T60496A12365056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60496A12365056.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi". FishBase . October 2018 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (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 24 January 2019.