Cunningtonia longiventralis
Cunningtonia longiventralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Ectodini |
Genus: | Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906 |
Species: | C. longiventralis |
Binomial name | |
Cunningtonia longiventralis Boulenger, 1906 | |
Cunningtonia longiventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it is found near rocky shores. It eats floating plankton. This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. As of 2011 it is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cunningtonia longiventralis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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