Telmatochromis dhonti

Telmatochromis dhonti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Telmatochromis
Species:	T. dhonti
Binomial name
	Telmatochromis dhonti; (Boulenger, 1919)
Synonyms
	Lamprologus dhonti Boulenger, 1919; Telmatochromis caninus Poll, 1942;

Telmatochromis dhonti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type G. Dhont-De Bie of the Belgian East African Expeditionary Force.[3]

References

Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Telmatochromis dhonti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60686A12385273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60686A12385273.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Telmatochromis dhonti" 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 2 February 2019.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Telmatochromis dhonti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60686A12385273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60686A12385273.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Telmatochromis dhonti" 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 2 February 2019.