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Haplochromis macrognathus

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Haplochromis macrognathus

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. macrognathus
Binomial name
Haplochromis macrognathus
Regan, 1922
Synonyms
  • Prognathochromis macrognathus (Regan, 1922)

Haplochromis macrognathus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Victoria in East Africa. This piscivorous species can reach a standard length of 17.4 cm (6.9 in).[2] Last seen in the early 1980s, it may now be extinct.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis macrognathus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18319A8071625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18319A8071625.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis macrognathus". FishBase. September 2019 version.
  3. ^ Sayer, C.A.; L. Máiz-Tomé; W.R.T. Darwall (2018). Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin: Guidance for species conservation, site protection, climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.RA.2.en. ISBN 9782831718965.