Lethrinops turneri
Lethrinops turneri is a small cichlid fish found in Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe in Africa. It grows to about 9.4 cm in length and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Cichliformes
- Family: Cichlidae
- Genus: Lethrinops
- Species: L. turneri
The species was described in 2003 by Ngatunga and Snoeks. The name turneri honors George F. Turner of Bangor University in Wales, who studied the fishes of Lakes Malawi and Malombe and was the first to report this species.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 11:27 (CET).