Haplochromis ishmaeli
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. ishmaeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger, 1906
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| Synonyms | |
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Labrochromis ishmaeli (Boulenger, 1906) | |
Haplochromis ishmaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[2] A captive "insurance" population is maintained.[3] The specific name honours one George Ishmael who was an interpreter at the Police Court in Entebbe, who gave valuable assistance to the Swiss ornithologist who collected type, , while he was in Uganda.[4]
References[]
- ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis ishmaeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11074A3249894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11074A3249894.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis ishmaeli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ McAndrews, R.; and D.I. Warmolts (25 May 2015). Progress in breeding freshwater fish. Boston Aquarium Society. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ 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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