Cardiopharynx | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Ectodini |
Genus: | Cardiopharynx |
Species: | C. schoutedeni |
Binomial name | |
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Poll, 1942 | |
Synonyms | |
Cyathopharynx schoutedeni (Poll, 1942) |
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. This semi-pelagic fish prefers habitats over sandy bottoms where it feeds on aquatic microorganisms. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden (1881-1972) who was director of Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale in Tervuren and who was one of the first zoologists to collect this species.
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60480A12360939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60480A12360939.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cardiopharynx schoutedeni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (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 25 November 2018.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cardiopharynx schoutedeni |
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