Astatotilapia swynnertoni

Astatotilapia swynnertoni is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is found in the rivers of Mozambique from the Buzi and lower Pungwe rivers south to the Save River.[1] The specific name honours the English naturalist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton (1877-1938) who discovered the type on his farm in Mozambique.[2]

Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Astatotilapia
Species:
A. swynnertoni
Binomial name
Astatotilapia swynnertoni
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms
  • Tilapia swynnertoni Boulenger, 1907
  • Haplochromis swynnertoni (Boulenger, 1907)

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