Biology:Slender tail hap

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Slender tail hap
Buccochromis lepturus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Buccochromis
Species:
B. lepturus
Binomial name
Buccochromis lepturus
(Regan, 1922)

The slender tail hap (short for "haplochromine") (Buccochromis lepturus), is a species of fish in the, tribe Haplochromini part of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of the family Cichlidae.

It is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

References

  1. Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Buccochromis lepturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60923A155045531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60923A155045531.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60923/155045531. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3318755 entry