Cardiopharynx schoutedeni: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Cardiopharynx
Species
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
Scientific Name
Cardiopharynx schoutedeni

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cardiopharynx schoutedeni

Cardiopharynx schoutedeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. This semi-pelagic fish prefers habitats over sandy bottoms where it feeds on aquatic microorganisms. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Henri Schouteden (1881-1972) who was director of Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale in Tervuren and who was one of the first zoologists to collect this species.

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