Pseudosimochromis margaretae
Pseudosimochromis margaretae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the area of Kigoma in Tanzania. It prefers waters with rock-rubble substrates, mostly at less than 5 metres (16 ft) but not deeper than 10 metres (33 ft). It can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
| Pseudosimochromis margaretae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Pseudosimochromis |
| Species: | P. margaretae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudosimochromis margaretae (G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Simochromis margaretae G.S. Axelrod & J.A. Harrison, 1978 | |
Etymology
The specific name honours Margaret Mary Smith (1916-1987), who was the first director of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology.[3]
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis margaretae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60679A12384059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60679A12384059.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Pseudosimochromis margaretae" in FishBase. April 2017 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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