Biology:Haplochromis scheffersi
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| Haplochromis scheffersi | |
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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. scheffersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis scheffersi Snoeks, De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1987
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Haplochromis scheffersi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kivu on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) SL.[2] The specific name of this species honours W. Scheffers who was the Director of the FAO Project for Fisheries Development at Lake Kivu when the authors were collecting at that lake.[3]
References
- ↑ Snoeks, J. (2006). "Haplochromis scheffersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60502A12370165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60502A12370165.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60502/12370165. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis scheffersi" 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 August 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae3/. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q795286 entry
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