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Haplochromis barbarae

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Haplochromis barbarae

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. barbarae
Binomial name
Haplochromis barbarae
Greenwood, 1967
Synonyms

Astatotilapia barbarae (Greenwood, 1967)

Haplochromis barbarae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL.[2] The honors Barbara Williams who illustrated many of Greenwood's papers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis barbarae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2193A9340864. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2193A9340864.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis barbarae". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 December 2018.