Lethrinops christyi

Lethrinops christyi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southern part of the lake. This species grows to a length of 18.3 centimetres (7.2 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932), an explorer and naturalist.[3]

Lethrinops christyi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Lethrinops
Species:
L. christyi
Binomial name
Lethrinops christyi
Trewavas, 1931

References

  1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Lethrinops christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61033A47229837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61033A47229837.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lethrinops christyi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 December 2018.


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