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Copadichromis ilesi

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Species of fish

Copadichromis ilesi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Copadichromis
Species: C. ilesi
Binomial name
Copadichromis ilesi
Konings, 1999

Copadichromis ilesi is a species of haplochromine cichlid, which is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is widespread, although not recorded from Mozambique. The specific name honours the British fisheries scientist and ichthyologist Thomas Derrick Iles (1927-2017).

References

  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2018). "Copadichromis ilesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60866A47219311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60866A47219311.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 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 3 December 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Copadichromis ilesi


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