Greenwoodochromis christyi
Greenwoodochromis christyi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deeper water of southern Lake Tanganyika.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the explorer and naturalist Cuthbert Christy (1863-1932).[3]
| Greenwoodochromis christyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Greenwoodochromis |
| Species: | G. christyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Greenwoodochromis christyi (Trewavas, 1953) | |
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Greenwoodochromis christyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60495A12364915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60495A12364915.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Greenwoodochromis christyi" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- 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 24 January 2019.
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