Pseudosimochromis margaretae

Pseudosimochromis margaretae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the area of Kigoma in Tanzania. It prefers waters with rock-rubble substrates, mostly at less than 5 metres (16 ft) but not deeper than 10 metres (33 ft). It can reach a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Pseudosimochromis margaretae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Pseudosimochromis
Species:	P. margaretae
Binomial name
Pseudosimochromis margaretae (G. S. Axelrod & J. A. Harrison, 1978)
Synonyms
Simochromis margaretae G.S. Axelrod & J.A. Harrison, 1978

Etymology

The specific name honours Margaret Mary Smith (1916-1987), who was the first director of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology.^[3]