Haplochromis gigas

Haplochromis gigas
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Haplochromis
Species:	H. gigas
Binomial name
	Haplochromis gigas; (Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998)

Haplochromis gigas is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is only known to occur with certainty in the Speke Gulf, though its presence is suspected in other portions of the lake.^[1] Its preferred habitat is gently sloping areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Neochromis gigas. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis gigas" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Neochromis gigas. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 April 2013.

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

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