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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: | Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906 |
| Species: | C. longiventralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cunningtonia longiventralis Boulenger, 1906
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Cunningtonia longiventralis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it is found near rocky shores. It eats floating plankton. This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. As of 2011[update] it is the only known member of its genus.[2] The generic name honours the British zoologist and anthropologist William Alfred Cunnington (1877-1958), the leader of the expedition to Lake Tanganyika during which type was collected.[3]
- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Cunningtonia longiventralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60484A12362632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60484A12362632.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cunningtonia longiventralis". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.