Biology:Haplochromis teegelaari

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Haplochromis teegelaari

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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)

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]

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11076/3250454. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis teegelaari" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 August 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae3/. Retrieved 13 December 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q308090 entry