Docimodus johnstoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Docimodus
Species:
D. johnstoni
Binomial name
Docimodus johnstoni
Boulenger, 1897
Synonyms

Docimodus johnstonii (misspelling)

Docimodus johnstoni is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is known from Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, and the upper Shire River in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it is reported to feed on fins of clariid catfishes.[2][3] The specific name honours the British explorer, botanist, linguist and Colonial administrator, Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston GCMG KCB (also known as Sir Harry Johnston) (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927), who presented the type to the British Museum (Natural History).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Docimodus johnstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60909A155044971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60909A155044971.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Docimodus johnstoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Eccles, D. H.; Lewis, D. S. C. (1976). "A revision of the genus Docimodus Boulenger (Pisces: Cichlidae), a group of fishes with unusual feeding habits from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 58 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb00826.x.
  4. ↑ 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 5 December 2018.


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