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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
Specimen raised in captivity
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Lepidiolamprologus
Species:	L. kendalli
Binomial name
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli (Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1977)
Synonyms
Lamprologus kendalli Poll & Stewart, 1977 Lamprologus nkambae Staeck, 1978 Lepidiolamprologus nkambae (Staeck, 1978)

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Etymology

The specific name honours the American fish ecologist Robert L. Kendall, who collected the type.

References

1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. 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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