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Haplochromis michaeli

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Haplochromis michaeli

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. michaeli
Binomial name
Haplochromis michaeli
Trewavas, 1928
Synonyms

Harpagochromis michaeli (Trewavas, 1928)

Haplochromis michaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the British fisheries scientist Michael Graham (1888-1972).[3]

References

  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis michaeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T9725A13011353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T9725A13011353.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis michaeli". 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 9 December 2018.