Limnochromis abeelei

Limnochromis abeelei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in deeper waters in the southern portion of the lake. This species can reach a length of 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in) TL.[3] Some authorities place this species in the genus Greenwoodochromis.[4] The specific name honours the Belgian colonial administrator M.M. van den Abeele who supported the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika (1946-1947), on which type was collected.[5]

Limnochromis abeelei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Limnochromis
Species:
L. abeelei
Binomial name
Limnochromis abeelei
Poll, 1949[2]
Synonyms

Greenwoodochromis abeelei (Poll 1949)

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Limnochromis abeelei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60564A12370237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60564A12370237.en.
  2. "Species Limnochromis abeelei Poll". FishWisePro. 1949. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Limnochromis abeelei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  4. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Limnochromis abeelei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. M. Poll (1949). "Deuxième série de Cichlidae nouveaux recueillis par la mission hydrobiologique belge en Lac Tanganika (1946-1947)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (in French). 25 (33): 1–55.


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