Nimbochromis linni

Nimbochromis linni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Nimbochromis
Species:	N. linni
Binomial name
	Nimbochromis linni; (W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1975)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis linni W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1975; Cyrtocara linni (W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1975);

Nimbochromis linni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates, though it occasionally enters intermediate habitats. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours D. Wayne Linn of the Fisheries Office in Malawi, whose help to Herbert R. Axelrod made his field trip to Lake Malawi possible.[3]

References

Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Nimbochromis linni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60888A47220740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60888A47220740.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nimbochromis linni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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 29 December 2018.

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[1] Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Nimbochromis linni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60888A47220740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60888A47220740.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Nimbochromis linni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[ETYFish-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 29 December 2018.