Haplochromis longirostris

Haplochromis longirostris is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]

Haplochromis longirostris

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. longirostris
Binomial name
Haplochromis longirostris
(Hilgendorf, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia longirostris Hilgendorf, 1888
  • Hemichromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)
  • Prognathochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)
  • Haplochromis gracilicauda Regan, 1922
  • Haplochromis tenuis Borodin, 1931

References
  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18318A8068254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18318A8068254.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis longirostris" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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