Spotfin goby cichlid

The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is an African species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northern end of the lake. They live amongst pebbles in the surf-zone. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Although presently considered the only species in the genus, another undescribed species is known from the Lukuga River (Lake Tanganyika's outflow river).[3]

Spotfin goby cichlid

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tanganicodus
Species:
T. irsacae
Binomial name
Tanganicodus irsacae
Poll, 1950

Parasites

The monogenean Cichlidogyrus evikae, a gill parasite, has been described from the spotfin goby cichlid.[4]

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References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Tanganicodus irsacae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tanganicodus irsacae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Kullander, S.O.; T.R. Roberts (2011). "Out of Lake Tanganyika: endemic lake fishes inhabit rapids of the Lukuga River". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 22 (4): 355–376.
  4. Rahmouni, Chahrazed; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Šimková, Andrea (2017). "Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ". Parasites & Vectors. 10 (1): 591. doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 5712084. PMID 29197419.


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