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Red top williamsi

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Red top williamsi
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species: P. williamsi
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus williamsi
(Günther, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Chromis williamsi Günther, 1894
  • Tilapia williamsi (Günther, 1894)

The red top williamsi (Pseudotropheus williamsi) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs in areas with rocky substrates usually at depths of less than 2 metres (6.6 ft). This species can reach a length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Anglican missionary Joseph A . Williams who died by drowning in Lake Malawi in 1895, with Bishop Chauncy Maples, and who collected the type of the cichlid among others.

References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Pseudotropheus williamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61178A47239051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61178A47239051.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus williamsi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 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 13 January 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudotropheus williamsi


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