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Astatotilapia swynnertoni

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Species of fish

Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Astatotilapia
Species: A. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Tilapia swynnertoni Boulenger, 1907
  • Haplochromis swynnertoni (Boulenger, 1907)

Astatotilapia swynnertoni is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in the rivers of Mozambique from the Buzi and lower Pungwe rivers south to the Save River. The specific name honours the English naturalist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton (1877-1938) who discovered the type on his farm in Mozambique.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astatotilapia swynnertoni". FishBase.
  2. 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 30 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Astatotilapia swynnertoni
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