Haplochromis brownae
Haplochromis brownae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL.[2] The identity of the person honoured by this species' specific name is not known but it is thought most likely to be Margaret “Peggy” Brown (1918-2009) who was a visiting scientist with the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization at Jinja, Uganda in 1950 or 1951, where Humphry Greenwood was working.[3]
| Haplochromis brownae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. brownae |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis brownae Greenwood, 1962 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Astatotilapia brownae (Greenwood, 1962) | |
References
- Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis brownae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2194A9341151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2194A9341151.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis brownae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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