Haplochromis macconneli
| Haplochromis macconneli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. macconneli
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis macconneli Greenwood, 1974
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| Synonyms | |
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Thoracochromis macconneli (Greenwood, 1974) | |
Haplochromis macconneli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Officer in Charge of the Fisheries Department at Lake Rudolf (now known as Lake Turkana), R. B. McConnell, for the assistance he gave to the Lake Rudolf Research Project.[3]
References
- ^ Odhiambo, E.A. & Hanssens, M. (2006). "Haplochromis macconneli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60522A12374126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60522A12374126.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis macconneli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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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