Pindani

Pindani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Species:
P. socolofi
Binomial name
Pseudotropheus socolofi
Synonyms

Chindongo socolofi (D.S. Johnson, 1974)

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Fight of juvenile fishes
Juvenile fishes

The pindani (Pseudotropheus socolofi) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi preferring areas with sandy substrates and nearby rocks where the males establish their territories. This species can reach a length of 6.7 centimetres (2.6 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the aquarium fish trader Ross Socolof (1925-2009).[3]

References

  1. ^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Chindongo socolofi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61176A47238925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61176A47238925.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudotropheus socolofi". FishBase. April 2013 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 13 January 2019.


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