Greenwoodochromis christyi

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Greenwoodochromis christyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Greenwoodochromis
Species:
G. christyi
Binomial name
Greenwoodochromis christyi
(Trewavas, 1953)

Greenwoodochromis christyi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deeper water of southern Lake Tanganyika. [2]

Etymology

The specific name of this fish honours the explorer and naturalist Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Greenwoodochromis christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006 e.T60495A12364915. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60495A12364915.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Greenwoodochromis christyi". FishBase . October 2018 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 24 January 2019.
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