Spotfin goby cichlid
| Spotfin goby cichlid | |
|---|---|
| Tanganicodus irsacae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Tanganicodus |
| Species: | T. irsacae
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanganicodus irsacae Poll, 1950
| |
The spotfin goby cichlid (Tanganicodus irsacae) is an African species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northern end of the lake. They live amongst pebbles in the surf-zone. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] Although presently considered the only species in the genus, another undescribed species is known from the Lukuga River (Lake Tanganyika's outflow river).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named for the IRSAC, the Institut pour la Recherche Scientifique en Afrique Centrale.[4]
Parasites
The monogenean Cichlidogyrus evikae, a gill parasite, has been described from the spotfin goby cichlid.[5]
References
- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Tanganicodus irsacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T60683A12384814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60683A12384814.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tanganicodus irsacae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Kullander, S.O.; T.R. Roberts (2011). "Out of Lake Tanganyika: endemic lake fishes inhabit rapids of the Lukuga River". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 22 (4): 355–376.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ Rahmouni, Chahrazed; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Šimková, Andrea (2017). "Underexplored diversity of gill monogeneans in cichlids from Lake Tanganyika: eight new species of Cichlidogyrus Paperna, 1960 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the northern basin of the lake, with remarks on the vagina and the heel of the male copulatory organ". Parasites & Vectors. 10 (1): 591. doi:10.1186/s13071-017-2460-6. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 5712084. PMID 29197419.