Chalinochromis brichardi
Chalinochromis brichardi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It builds a nest of rubble which is hidden by plants or algae, it feeds on invertebrates.[2] The specific name of theis fish honours the fish dealer Pierre Brichard (1921-1990), who was the collector of the type.[3]
| Chalinochromis brichardi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Chalinochromis |
| Species: | C. brichardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalinochromis brichardi Poll, 1974 | |
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Chalinochromis brichardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60481A12361097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60481A12361097.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chalinochromis brichardi" in FishBase. Ovrober 2018 version.
- 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 27 January 2019.
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