Haplochromis ishmaeli

Haplochromis ishmaeli

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Haplochromis
Species: H. ishmaeli
Binomial name
Haplochromis ishmaeli
Boulenger, 1906
Synonyms

Labrochromis ishmaeli (Boulenger, 1906)

Haplochromis ishmaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL.[2] A captive "insurance" population is maintained.[3]

References

  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis ishmaeli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T11074A3249894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11074A3249894.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis ishmaeli" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. McAndrews, R.; and D.I. Warmolts (25 May 2015). Progress in breeding freshwater fish. Boston Aquarium Society. Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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