Paracyprichromis brieni

Paracyprichromis brieni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known to occur in the northernmost portion of the lake.[1] It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the author, Max Poll's, friend and fellow zoologist Paul Brien (1928-1964) of the Université libre de Bruxelles.[3]

Paracyprichromis brieni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Paracyprichromis
Species:
P. brieni
Binomial name
Paracyprichromis brieni
(Poll, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Cyprichromis brieni Poll, 1981

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Paracyprichromis brieni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60643A12390335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60643A12390335.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paracyprichromis brieni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 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 24 November 2018.


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