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Greenwoodochromis
''Greenwoodochromis'' is a small genus of cichlid fish that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Greenwoodochromini, however, some authorities have synonymised the Greenwoodochromini with the tribe Limnochromini. Abstract The generic name is a compound noun, made up of the surname Greenwood, in honour of the British ichthyologist Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927-1995), and the Greek word ''chromis'' which was used by Aristotle for a type of fish. This was probably the drum Sciaenidae and may be derived from the word ''chroemo'' which means "to neigh" in reference to the noise made by drums. This word was applied to a number of percomorph fishes, such as damselfish, cardinalfish, dottybacks, wrasses and cichilds, by ichthyologists as these were thought to be closely related. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi'' (Poll, 1976) * ''Greenwoodochromis christyi ''Greenwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwoodochromis
''Greenwoodochromis'' is a small genus of cichlid fish that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is the only genus in the monotypic tribe Greenwoodochromini, however, some authorities have synonymised the Greenwoodochromini with the tribe Limnochromini. Abstract The generic name is a compound noun, made up of the surname Greenwood, in honour of the British ichthyologist Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927-1995), and the Greek word ''chromis'' which was used by Aristotle for a type of fish. This was probably the drum Sciaenidae and may be derived from the word ''chroemo'' which means "to neigh" in reference to the noise made by drums. This word was applied to a number of percomorph fishes, such as damselfish, cardinalfish, dottybacks, wrasses and cichilds, by ichthyologists as these were thought to be closely related. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi'' (Poll, 1976) * ''Greenwoodochromis christyi ''Greenwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |