Stigmatochromis woodi

Stigmatochromis woodi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it can be found hunting for prey over sandy areas. It can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours Rodney C. Wood, whose collection of cichlids from Lake Malawi, which included the type of this species, was presented to the British Museum (Natural History).[3] It is the type species of the genus Stigmatochromis.[4]

Stigmatochromis woodi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Stigmatochromis
Species:	S. woodi
Binomial name
Stigmatochromis woodi (Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
Haplochromis woodi Regan, 1922 Cyrtocara woodi (Regan, 1922)

References

1. Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Stigmatochromis woodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60951A47224885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60951A47224885.en.|volume= / |doi= mismatch
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stigmatochromis woodi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Stigmatochromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2019.