Astatotilapia desfontainii

Astatotilapia desfontainii
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Astatotilapia
Species:	A. desfontainii
Binomial name
	Astatotilapia desfontainii; (Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms
	Sparus desfontainii Lacepède, 1802; Chromis desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802); Haplochromis desfontainii (Lacepède, 1802);

Astatotilapia desfontainii is a species of cichlid found in Algeria and Tunisia. It is found in freshwater spring, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Haplochromis desfontainii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60841A58309764. 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Astatotilapia desfontainii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] "Haplochromis desfontainii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60841A58309764. 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Astatotilapia desfontainii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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