Biology:Haplochromis gilberti

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Short description: Species of fish

Haplochromis gilberti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. gilberti
Binomial name
Haplochromis gilberti
Greenwood & Gee, 1969
Synonyms
  • Prognathochromis gilberti (Greenwood & Gee, 1969)

Haplochromis gilberti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Michael Gilbert who was the Experimental Fisheries Officer at the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organisation.[3]

References

  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). "Haplochromis gilberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T18315A8054234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18315A8054234.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18315/8054234. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis gilberti" 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 Aug 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae3/. Retrieved 8 December 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q301954 entry