Male in the aquarium
A male of Greenwoodochromis abeelei in the aquarium of Thomas andersen [Denmark]. This male was the first individual to be exported from Lake Tanganyika.Photo by Thomas Andersen. determiner Patrick Tawil

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Limnochromini

Genus
Greenwoodochromis

Status
valid


Curator

Published:

Last updated on:
05-Apr-2011

Greenwoodochromis abeelei Poll, 1949

Become a subscriber

Unlock the full text of this and all profiles, pictures, videos and articles by becoming a subscriber of the Cichlid Room Companion and get a free book the same value of your membership! If you are a member please login to view full contentyou can also open the full profile for everyone to see by sponsor this cichlid species and support the cichlid room companion

subscribe login

Original description as Limnochromis abeelei:

ZooBank:3C00A3AC-A50F-414A-ABCD-3BFB5D2D4188.

  • Poll, Max. 1949. "Deuxième série de Cichlidae nouveaux recueillis par la mission hydrobiologique belge en Lac Tanganyika (1946-1947)". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 25(33): pp. 1-55 (crc00123)

Conservation: Greenwoodochromis abeelei is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).