Tropheus brichardi

Tropheus brichardi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found in areas with substrates of solid rock in the central portion of the lake. This species can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours Pierre Brichard (1921-1990) the aquarium fish exporter who provided the authors with the type.[3]

Tropheus brichardi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheus
Species:
T. brichardi
Binomial name
Tropheus brichardi
Nelissen & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1975

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Tropheus brichardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60705A12395375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60705A12395375.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tropheus brichardi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  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 21 February 2019.


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