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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs in the sediment-rich regions. Congregates in groups (Ref. 7343). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 40115).
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Biology

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Occurs in the sediment-rich regions. Congregates in groups (Ref. 7343).
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Importance

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aquarium: commercial
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Diagnostic Description

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MRAC 114261, Kigoma, Tanzania , 09/01/ 1947, ( holotype ) ; MRAC 114262 (1), Kabimba, Zaire , 10/11/1946 ; MRAC 114263 (1), Mpulungu, Zambia , 27/03/1947 ; MRAC 114264 (1), Kigoma, Tanzania , 24/04/1947 ( paratypes ) ; SAIAB 57906 (5), Cape Bangwe, near Kigoma, Tanzania ( 04°54'44" S , 29°35'55" E ), 08/05/1998 .

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Piet Verburg, 2007, Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa., Zootaxa, pp. 25-44, vol. 1612
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Neolamprologus savoryi

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Neolamprologus savoryi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name of this cichlid honours Bryan Wyman Savory (1904-1988) who was the District Commissioner of Kigoma in the Tanganyika Territory during the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika of 1946–1947, this expedition collected the type.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus savoryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60605A12382585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60605A12382585.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neolamprologus savoryi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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 2 February 2019.
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Neolamprologus savoryi: Brief Summary

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Neolamprologus savoryi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this cichlid honours Bryan Wyman Savory (1904-1988) who was the District Commissioner of Kigoma in the Tanganyika Territory during the Belgian Hydrobiological Mission to Lake Tanganyika of 1946–1947, this expedition collected the type.

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