Haplochromis teegelaari

Haplochromis teegelaari is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species reaches a length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.[2] Its specific name honours the Dutch biological artist Nico Teegelaar.[3]

Haplochromis teegelaari

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. teegelaari
Binomial name
Haplochromis teegelaari
Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Synonyms
  • Labrochromis teegelaari (Greenwood & Barel, 1978)

References
  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis teegelaari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11076A3250454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11076A3250454.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis teegelaari" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 August 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 December 2018.


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