Neolamprologus cunningtoni
| Neolamprologus cunningtoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Neolamprologus |
| Species: | N. cunningtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolamprologus cunningtoni (Boulenger, 1906)
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Neolamprologus cunningtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers areas with sandy substrates in which it digs crater-shaped nests. This carnivorous species takes fish as prey. This species can reach a length of 29.1 centimetres (11.5 in) TL.[2] This species inclusion in this genus has been questioned based upon its lacking many of the characteristics of its congeners.[3] It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this fish honours the British zoologist William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), who collected the type on an expedition to Lake Tanganyika.[4]
References
- ^ Mushagalusa, D. (2025). "Neolamprologus cunningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60558A47198446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60558A47198446.en. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus cunningtoni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Day, Julia J.; Santini, Simona; Garcia-Moreno, Jaime (2007). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Lamprologini: The story from mitochondrial DNA". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 45 (2): 629–642. Bibcode:2007MolPE..45..629D. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.025. PMID 17416538.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 January 2019.