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Neolamprologus furcifer

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Lamprologini
Genus: Neolamprologus
Species: Neolamprologus furcifer
Name

Neolamprologus furcifer (Boulenger, 1898: 494)
Syntypes: BMNH 1898.9.9.17-18 (2), MNHN 1898-0697 [ex BMNH] (1)
Type locality: Lake Tanganyika at Kinyamkolo [now Mpulungu] and Mbity Rocks, Zambia

Synonyms

Lamprologus furcifer (original combination)

References

Boulenger, G.A. 1898: Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika. Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, 1898 (pt 3): 494–497. BHL

Links

Neolamprologus furcifer in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Neolamprologus furcifer in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Neolamprologus furcifer is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers to live solitatirily in lightless cracks, crevices, caves, etc. where it feed on other organisms that also dwell in that habitat. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade, where it is a highly sought-after species.[2]
References

Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Neolamprologus furcifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60582A12372397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60582A12372397.en.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolamprologus furcifer". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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