Pindani
Appearance
Pindani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Pseudotropheus |
Species: | P. socolofi
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Binomial name | |
Pseudotropheus socolofi D. S. Johnson, 1974
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Synonyms | |
Chindongo socolofi (D.S. Johnson, 1974) |
The pindani (Pseudotropheus socolofi) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi preferring areas with sandy substrates and nearby rocks where the males establish their territories. This species can reach a length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the aquarium fish trader Ross Socolof (1925-2009).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Chindongo socolofi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61176A47238925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61176A47238925.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus socolofi". FishBase. April 2013 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 13 January 2019.