Giant cichlid

Giant cichlid

Taxobox
name = Giant cichlid


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Boulengerochromis"
species = "B. microlepis"
binomial = "Boulengerochromis microlepis"
binomial_authority = (Boulenger, 1899)
synonyms =
The giant cichlid ("Boulengerochromis microlepis") is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

* Bigirimana, C. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60475/all Boulengerochromis microlepis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 04 August 2007.


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