Limnochromis staneri

Limnochromis staneri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in the southern portion of the lake. This species can reach a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the Belgian colonial administrator P. Staner who provided translations for the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika (1946-1947), on which type was collected.[3]

Limnochromis staneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Limnochromis
Species:
L. staneri
Binomial name
Limnochromis staneri
Poll, 1949
Synonyms

Greenwoodochromis staneri (Poll 1949)

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Limnochromis staneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60562A12369796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60562A12369796.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Limnochromis staneri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. M. Poll (1949). "Deuxième série de Cichlidae nouveaux recueillis par la mission hydrobiologique belge en Lac Tanganika (1946-1947)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique (in French). 25 (33): 1–55.


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