Nimbochromis linni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Nimbochromis
Species:
N. linni
Binomial name
Nimbochromis linni
(W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Haplochromis linni W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1975
  • Cyrtocara linni (W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1975)

Nimbochromis linni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with rocky substrates, though it occasionally enters intermediate habitats. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours D. Wayne Linn of the Fisheries Office in Malawi, whose help to Herbert R. Axelrod made his field trip to Lake Malawi possible.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Nimbochromis linni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60888A155043102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60888A155043102.en.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Nimbochromis linni" in FishBase. April 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 December 2018.


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