Schwetzochromis neodon | |
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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 |
Genus: | Schwetzochromis |
Species: | S. neodon |
Binomial name | |
Schwetzochromis neodon Poll, 1948 | |
Synonyms | |
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Schwetzochromis neodon is a species of rheophilic cichlid endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is only known from the Fwa River in the Congo Basin. It can reach a length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus, but several others that formerly were included have been moved to Orthochromis.
References
- Moelants, T. (2010). "Schwetzochromis neodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182770A7964878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182770A7964878.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schwetzochromis neodon". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- De Vos, L.; and L. Seegers (1998). Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 9: 371-420.
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