Rhamphochromis woodi
Rhamphochromis woodi is a species of piscivorous cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers open waters at depths of from 8 to 121 metres (26 to 397 ft). This species can reach a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours Rodney C. Wood, whose collection of cichlids from Lake Malawi, which included the type of this species, was presented to the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
| Rhamphochromis woodi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphochromis |
| Species: | R. woodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphochromis woodi Regan, 1922 | |
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References
- Konings, A. (2018). "Rhamphochromis woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T117849934A117849946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T117849934A117849946.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Rhamphochromis woodi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (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 15 January 2019.
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