Stigmatochromis woodi

Stigmatochromis woodi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Stigmatochromis
Species:	S. woodi
Binomial name
	Stigmatochromis woodi; (Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis woodi Regan, 1922; Cyrtocara woodi (Regan, 1922);

Stigmatochromis woodi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it can be found hunting for prey over sandy areas. It 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 Rodney C. Wood, whose collection of cichlids from Lake Malawi, which included the type of this species, was presented to the British Museum (Natural History).[3] It is the type species of the genus Stigmatochromis.[4]

References

Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Stigmatochromis woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60951A47224885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60951A47224885.en.|volume= / |doi= mismatch
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stigmatochromis woodi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Stigmatochromis species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[1] Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Stigmatochromis woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60951A47224885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60951A47224885.en.|volume= / |doi= mismatch

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

[ETYFish-3] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[4] Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Stigmatochromis species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2019.