Limnochromis abeelei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Limnochromis |
Species: | L. abeelei
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Binomial name | |
Limnochromis abeelei | |
Synonyms | |
Greenwoodochromis abeelei (Poll 1949) |
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 | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Limnochromis |
Species: | L. abeelei
|
Binomial name | |
Limnochromis abeelei | |
Synonyms | |
Greenwoodochromis abeelei (Poll 1949) |
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]