Lepidiolamprologus kendalli

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
	Specimen raised in captivity
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Lepidiolamprologus
Species:	L. kendalli
Binomial name
	Lepidiolamprologus kendalli; (Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1977)
Synonyms
	Lamprologus kendalli Poll & Stewart, 1977; Lamprologus nkambae Staeck, 1978; Lepidiolamprologus nkambae (Staeck, 1978);

Lepidiolamprologus kendalli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring rocky areas. This carnivorous species preys upon fish. This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the American fish ecologist Robert L. Kendall, who collected the type.[3]

References

Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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 29 January 2019.

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60555A12379055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60555A12379055.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lepidiolamprologus kendalli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

[ETYFish-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 29 January 2019.