Haplochromis apogonoides

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Haplochromis apogonoides

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. apogonoides
Binomial name
Haplochromis apogonoides
Greenwood, 1967

Haplochromis apogonoides is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, but has not been seen since 1983. It may be extinct, but is maintained as Critically Endangered by the IUCN in the small chance that a tiny –but currently unknown– population survives.[1] This species can reach a length of 13.2 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis apogonoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185806A8481432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185806A8481432.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis apogonoides" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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