Haplochromis michaeli
Haplochromis michaeli 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] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the British fisheries scientist Michael Graham (1888-1972).[3]
Haplochromis michaeli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Haplochromis |
Species: | H. michaeli |
Binomial name | |
Haplochromis michaeli Trewavas, 1928 | |
Synonyms | |
Harpagochromis michaeli (Trewavas, 1928) |
References
- Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis michaeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T9725A13011353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T9725A13011353.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis michaeli" 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 9 December 2018.
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