Biology:Haplochromis howesi
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| Haplochromis howesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. howesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis howesi van Oijen, 1992
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Haplochromis howesi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 16.3 centimetres (6.4 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the United Kingdom taxonomist Gordon J. Howes (1938-2013) of the British Museum (Natural History).[3]
References
- ↑ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis howesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T60535A12376259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60535A12376259.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60535/12376259. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis howesi" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 Aug 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae3/. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q498555 entry
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