Alticorpus peterdaviesi explained

Alticorpus peterdaviesi is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi. It is found in the southern part of the lake, in areas where the substrate consists of "diatom ooze" and diatoms probably form the major part of its diet.

Etymology

The specific name honours Peter Davies, an exporter of live fish from Lake Malawi who provided great assistance to the authors.^[1]

References

• Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2005. Alticorpus peterdaviesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g) . 26 November 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 July 2018.