''Julidochromis dickfeldi'' is a species of
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
endemic to
Lake Tanganyika
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in Africa where it is only known from the southwestern portion. This species inhabits areas with rock/rubble substrates, each fish maintaining a territory around a crevice or crack. This species reaches a length of
TL.
Etymology
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honours the German fishkeeper Alf Dickfeld who proposed the expedition on which the
type
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was collected.
See also
*
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
A vast number of freshwater species have successfully adapted to live in aquariums. This list gives some examples of the most common species found in home aquariums.
Siluriformes, Catfish
Characiformes, Characoids
Cichl ...
References
Julidochromis
Taxa named by Wolfgang Staeck
Fish described in 1975
Fish of Lake Tanganyika
Cichlid fish of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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