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Gephyrochromis moorii

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Gephyrochromis moorii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Gephyrochromis
Species:
G. moorii
Binomial name
Gephyrochromis moorii
Boulenger, 1901
Synonyms[2]
  • Tilapia moorii (Boulenger, 1901)
  • Christyella nyasana Trewavas, 1935

Gephyrochromis moorii is a species of haplochromine cichlid.[1] It is endemic to Lake Malawi where is found exclusively over open sand areas, where it lives in small groups numbering between three and seven individuals[2] The males are not strictly territorial but defend feeding sites from other males.[1] The specific name honours the English cytologist and biologist John Edmund Sharrock Moore (1870-1947).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P. (2018). "Gephyrochromis moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60934A47223751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60934A47223751.en. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gephyrochromis moorii". 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 4 December 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)