Haplochromis goldschmidti

Haplochromis goldschmidti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, where it is only known to occur with certainty in the southern part of the Emin Pasha Gulf. It feeds mainly on zooplankton and some insects. This species can reach a length of 6.9 centimetres (2.7 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Dutch evolutionary biologist Paul-Tijs (Tijs) Goldschmidt (born 30 January 1953 in Amsterdam) who he studied cichlids in Lake Victoria as a researcher from Leiden University.[3]

Haplochromis goldschmidti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. goldschmidti
Binomial name
Haplochromis goldschmidti

References

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  1. ^ Kishe, M.; Natugonza, V. (2016). "Haplochromis goldschmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T185814A58334574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T185814A58334574.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis goldschmidti". FishBase. November 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 December 2018.