Pseudosimochromis babaulti
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Pseudosimochromis |
Species: | P. babaulti
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Binomial name | |
Pseudosimochromis babaulti (Pellegrin, 1927)
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Pseudosimochromis babaulti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring areas with rock-rubble substrates. It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Etymology
The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French explorer, naturalist and conservationist Guy Babault (1888-ca. 1932).[3]
References
- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
- ^ 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 20 February 2019.
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