Copadichromis ilesi
Copadichromis ilesi is a species of haplochromine cichlid, which is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widespread, although not recorded from Mozambique.[1] The specific name of this species honours the British fisheries scientist and ichthyologis Thomas Derrick Iles (1927-2017).[2]
| Copadichromis ilesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Copadichromis |
| Species: | C. ilesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Copadichromis ilesi Konings, 1999 | |
References
- Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. (2018). "Copadichromis ilesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60866A47219311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60866A47219311.en.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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