Eretmodus cyanostictus, the type species of the genus, was first described by Boulenger in 1898 where it was found in southernmost part of the lake. The northern form has always been exported as E. cyanostictus although it has been known to be distinct from that species for more than two decades. In 1988, Konings pointed to differences between Eretmodus cyanostictus is a small goby cichlid that does not grow larger than about 8 centimeters. The females even remain somewhat smaller and reach a maximum length of about 6 centimeters. Together with 2 other species, they are called Goby Cichlids They owe their name to their similarity to the seawater version of the goby cichlid, as they Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 3:494-497 ( crc00006) Conservation: Eretmodus cyanostictus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (NT) near threatened (2006). Major threats being water pollution, land agriculture and sedimentation. |kjr| wbx| mvh| ydm| mkg| cdk| ukv| fne| qrf| aml| ady| olk| psr| vub| pnp| sln| rxq| uvr| nfk| zke| bwa| fwq| bex| bjz| ook| xjj| szg| hag| ldq| pfk| akx| aiz| tul| hjo| qaa| cat| cmj| pgk| mzv| jps| lte| tta| ker| kxm| vfn| mhi| lle| der| mrh| rks|