Biology:Haplochromis nyererei
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Short description: Cichlid fish from Lake Victoria named after Julius Nyerere
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. nyererei
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| Haplochromis nyererei Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985
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Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Julius Nyerere (1922-1999) who was President of Tanzania from 1961 to 1985.[3]
The females of Haplochromis specie prefer male Haplochromis nyererei that are more colorful and brighter compared to the dull male Haplochromis.[4]
References
- ↑ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis nyererei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T60668A97125826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60668A97125826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60668/97125826. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis nyererei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 25 Sep 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ↑ Seehausen, Ole; van Alphen, Jacques J. M. (1998-01-22). "The effect of male coloration on female mate choice in closely related Lake Victoria cichlids ( Haplochromis nyererei complex)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 42 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s002650050405. ISSN 0340-5443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002650050405.
Wikidata ☰ Q138911 entry
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