Haplochromis macrognathus
Haplochromis macrognathus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Victoria in East Africa. This piscivorous species can reach a standard length of 17.4 cm (6.9 in).[2] Last seen in the early 1980s, it may now be extinct.[3]
| Haplochromis macrognathus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. macrognathus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis macrognathus Regan, 1922 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prognathochromis macrognathus (Regan, 1922) | |
References
- Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis macrognathus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18319A8071625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18319A8071625.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Haplochromis macrognathus" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
- Sayer, C.A.; L. Máiz-Tomé; W.R.T. Darwall (2018). Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin: Guidance for species conservation, site protection, climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.RA.2.en. ISBN 9782831718965.
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