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Julidochromis marksmithi

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Julidochromis marksmithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Julidochromis
Species:
J. marksmithi
Binomial name
Julidochromis marksmithi

Julidochromis marksmithi is a species of cichlid from the tribe Lamprologini of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae which is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs on the Tanzanian shore around Kiplipi in Nkasi District.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name of this fish honours the aquarist Mark Smith.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Julidochromis marksmithi". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  2. ^ 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 28 January 2019.