Pseudosimochromis babaulti

Pseudosimochromis babaulti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Pseudosimochromis
Species:	P. babaulti
Binomial name
	Pseudosimochromis babaulti; (Pellegrin, 1927)
Synonyms
	Simochromis babaulti Pellegrin, 1927; Simochromis pleurospilus Nelissen, 1978; Pseudoimochromis pleurospilus (Nelissen, 1978);

Pseudosimochromis babaulti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika preferring areas with rock-rubble substrates. It can reach a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name honours the collector of the type, the French explorer, naturalist and conservationist Guy Babault (1888-ca. 1932).^[3]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti". FishBase. April 2017 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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[1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Simochromis babaulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60676A12383597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60676A12383597.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosimochromis babaulti". FishBase. April 2017 version.

[ETYFish-3] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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