Tropheus_brichardi

<i>Tropheus brichardi</i>

Tropheus brichardi

Species of fish

Tropheus brichardi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found in areas with substrates of solid rock in the central portion of the lake. This species can reach a length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours Pierre Brichard (1921–1990) the aquarium fish exporter who provided the authors with the type.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Tropheus brichardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60705A12395375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60705A12395375.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Tropheus brichardi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. [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 21 February 2019.


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