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Xenotilapia boulengeri

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Species of fish

Xenotilapia boulengeri
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: Xenotilapia
Species: X. boulengeri
Binomial name
Xenotilapia boulengeri
(Poll, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Enantiopus boulengeri Poll, 1942
  • Parectodus lestradei Poll, 1942
  • Xenotilapia lestradei (Poll, 1942)
  • Xenotilapia materfamilias Poll, 1943
  • Xenotilapia mater-familias Poll, 1943

Xenotilapia boulengeri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs in schools in areas with sandy substrates. Its diet consists of small shrimps and copepods. This species can reach a length of 15.3 centimetres (6.0 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937), in recognition of his world on the fishes of Lake Tanganyika.

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Xenotilapia boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60717A12397711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60717A12397711.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenotilapia boulengeri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Xenotilapia boulengeri


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