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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Nimbochromis |
Species: | N. linni
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Binomial name | |
Nimbochromis linni (
W. E. Burgess &
H. R. Axelrod, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
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Nimbochromis linni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates, though it occasionally enters intermediate habitats. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] The specific name honours D. Wayne Linn of the Fisheries Office in Malawi, whose help to Herbert R. Axelrod made his field trip to Lake Malawi possible. [3]
Nimbochromis linni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Nimbochromis |
Species: | N. linni
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Binomial name | |
Nimbochromis linni (
W. E. Burgess &
H. R. Axelrod, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
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Nimbochromis linni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates, though it occasionally enters intermediate habitats. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] The specific name honours D. Wayne Linn of the Fisheries Office in Malawi, whose help to Herbert R. Axelrod made his field trip to Lake Malawi possible. [3]