Docimodus evelynae
| Docimodus evelynae | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Docimodus |
| Species: | D. evelynae |
| Binomial name | |
| Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976 | |
Docimodus evelynae is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi; it is widespread in the lake and found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it feeds upon the flank scales of cichlids or cyprinids and the skin of catfishes.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2006). "Docimodus evelynae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Docimodus evelynae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Eccles, D. H.; Lewis, D. S. C. (1976). "A revision of the genus Docimodus Boulenger (Pisces: Cichlidae), a group of fishes with unusual feeding habits from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 58 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb00826.x.