Reganochromis calliurus is a species of cichlid endemism to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It lives over a sandy substrate in deeper coastal waters, to depths of at least . Its preferred diet consists mostly of shrimp. It can reach a total length of . This fish can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.
Etymology
The
genus is a
compound noun, made up of the surname Regan, in honour of the British
ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943) of the British Museum (Natural History), and the
Greek language word
chromis which was used by
Aristotle for a type of fish. This was probably the drum
Sciaenidae and may be derived from the word
chroemo which means "to neigh" in reference to the noise made by drums. This word was applied to a number of
Percomorpha fishes, such as
damselfish,
cardinalfish,
,
and cichilds, by ichthyologists as these were thought to be closely related.
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Boulenger G. A. (1901) Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lakes Tanganyika and Kivu. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7) 1-6
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Whitley G. P. (1929) Studies in ichthyology No. 3. Rec. Aust. Mus. 101-143
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