Xenotilapia boulengeri
| Xenotilapia boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Xenotilapia |
| Species: | X. boulengeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenotilapia boulengeri (Poll, 1942)
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Xenotilapia boulengeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. Its diet consists of small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937), in recognition of his world on the fishes of Lake Tanganyika.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Xenotilapia boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60717A12397711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60717A12397711.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Xenotilapia boulengeri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (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 25 November 2018.
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