Threadfin cichlid

Threadfin cichlid
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Petrochromis
Species:	P. trewavasae
Binomial name
	Petrochromis trewavasae; Poll, 1948
Synonyms
	Perissodus trewavasae (Poll, 1948); Petrochromis trewavasae trewavasae Poll, 1948;

The threadfin cichlid (Petrochromis trewavasae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika found in areas with rocky substrates on which it can graze on algae. This species can reach a length of 18 cm (7.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] The specific name of this cichlid honours the British ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900-1993).^[3]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Petrochromis trewavasae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60651A12391731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60651A12391731.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Petrochromis trewavasae". 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 20 February 2019.

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