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Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Lepidiolamprologus
Species:	L. cunningtoni
Binomial name
Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni (Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
Lamprologus cunningtoni Boulenger, 1906

Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests. This carnivorous species takes fish as prey. This species can reach a length of 29.1 centimetres (11.5 in) TL. This species inclusion in this genus has been questioned based upon its lacking many of the characteristics of its congeners. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this fish honours the British zoologist William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), who collected the type on an expedition to Lake Tanganyika.

References

1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60558A12379296. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60558A12379296.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Day, Julia J.; Santini, Simona & Garcia-Moreno, Jaime (2007): Phylogenetic relationships of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Lamprologini: The story from mitochondrial DNA. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45(2): 629–642.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

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