Haplochromis gilberti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Michael Gilbert who was the Experimental Fisheries Officer at the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organisation.[3]

Haplochromis gilberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. gilberti
Binomial name
Haplochromis gilberti
Greenwood & Gee, 1969
Synonyms
  • Prognathochromis gilberti (Greenwood & Gee, 1969)

References

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  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). "Haplochromis gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18315A8054234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18315A8054234.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis gilberti". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ 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 8 December 2018.