| Paracyprichromis brieni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Paracyprichromis |
| Species: | P. brieni |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracyprichromis brieni (Poll, 1981) | |
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Paracyprichromis brieni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known to occur in the northernmost portion of the lake.[1] It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the author, Max Poll's, friend and fellow zoologist Paul Brien (1928-1964) of the Université libre de Bruxelles.[3]
References
- 1 2 Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Paracyprichromis brieni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60643A12390335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60643A12390335.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Paracyprichromis brieni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ 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 24 November 2018.
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