Cunningtonia

Cunningtonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Cunningtonia
Boulenger, 1906
Species:
C. longiventralis
Binomial name
Cunningtonia longiventralis
Boulenger, 1906

Cunningtonia longiventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it is found near rocky shores. It eats floating plankton. This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. As of 2011 it is the only known member of its genus.[2] The generic name honours the British zoologist and anthropologist William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), the leader of the expedition to Lake Tanganyika during which type was collected.[3]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Cunningtonia longiventralis.
  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cunningtonia longiventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60484A12362632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60484A12362632.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cunningtonia longiventralis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (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 25 November 2018.


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