Enigmatochromis lucanusi
Enigmatochromis lucanusi is a species of cichlid known only from the Foto River near Fria, Guinea.
| Enigmatochromis lucanusi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Chromidotilapiini |
| Genus: | Enigmatochromis |
| Species: | E. lucanusi |
| Binomial name | |
| Enigmatochromis lucanusi Lamboj, 2009 | |
This species grows to a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1] The specific name honours the friend of the author, Oliver Lucanus, a collector and aquarist who supplied Lamboj with information on where to look for this species.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Enigmatochromis lucanusi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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