Docimodus johnstoni

Docimodus johnstoni is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is known from Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, and the upper Shire River in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.^[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it is reported to feed on fins of clariid catfishes.^[2][3] The specific name honours the British explorer, botanist, linguist and Colonial administrator, Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston GCMG KCB (also known as Sir Harry Johnston) (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927), who presented the type to the British Museum (Natural History).^[4]

Docimodus johnstoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Docimodus
Species:	D. johnstoni
Binomial name
Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897
Synonyms
Docimodus johnstonii (misspelling)