Alticorpus geoffreyi

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Alticorpus geoffreyi

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Alticorpus
Species:
A. geoffreyi
Binomial name
Alticorpus geoffreyi
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Alticorpus geoffreyi is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widely distributed and can be found at depths of 18–150 metres (59–492 ft), although it is most common below 60 metres (200 ft).[2] The specific name honours the British carcinologist, ecologist and ichthyologist Geoffrey Fryer (b. 1927), who studied the fishes of Lake Malawi, especially the cichlids which occur in the rocky areas of the lake.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Konings, A.; FishBase team RMCA (2019). "Alticorpus geoffreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57482316A155052915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T57482316A155052915.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Alticorpus geoffreyi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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