Pseudosimochromis babaulti

Pseudosimochromis babaulti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudosimochromis
Species:
P. babaulti
Binomial name
Pseudosimochromis babaulti
(Pellegrin, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Simochromis babaulti Pellegrin, 1927
  • Simochromis pleurospilus Nelissen, 1978
  • Pseudoimochromis pleurospilus (Nelissen, 1978)

Pseudosimochromis babaulti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring areas with rock-rubble substrates. It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

Etymology

The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French explorer, naturalist and conservationist Guy Babault (1888-ca. 1932).

References

  1. ↑ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti". FishBase. April 2017 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 20 February 2019.