Enigmatochromis lucanusi

Enigmatochromis lucanusi is a species of cichlid known only from the Foto River near Fria, Guinea.

Enigmatochromis lucanusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Chromidotilapiini
Genus: Enigmatochromis
Species:
E. lucanusi
Binomial name
Enigmatochromis lucanusi
Lamboj, 2009

This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] The specific name honours the friend of the author, Oliver Lucanus, a collector and aquarist who supplied Lamboj with information on where to look for this species.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Enigmatochromis lucanusi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. 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 23 November 2018.


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