Boulengerochromis microlepis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Boulengerochromis
- Species
- Boulengerochromis microlepis
- Scientific Name
- Boulengerochromis microlepis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Giant cichlid
The giant cichlid (Boulengerochromis microlepis), also known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae, endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is the only member of its genus Boulengerochromis and tribe Boulengerochromini.
...Boulengerochromis microlepis in languages:
- Czech
- tlamovec malošupinatý
- English
- Giant Tanganyika Cichlid
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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