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]
Haplochromis apogonoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Haplochromis |
Species: | H. apogonoides
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Binomial name | |
Haplochromis apogonoides Greenwood, 1967
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis apogonoides". FishBase. February 2013 version.