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 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Docimodus |
| Species: | D. johnstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Docimodus johnstonii (misspelling) | |
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