Limbochromis

Limbochromis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Limbochromis
Greenwood, 1987
Species: L. robertsi
Binomial name
Limbochromis robertsi
(Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nanochromis robertsi Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971

Limbochromis robertsi is a species of cichlid endemic to Ghana where it is found in the upper reaches of the Pra River Basin. This species has been recorded reaching a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Entsua-Mensah, M. & Lalèyè, P. 2010. Limbochromis robertsi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 23 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Limbochromis robertsi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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