Haplochromis nyererei

Haplochromis nyererei
male above, female below
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cichliformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Haplochromis
Species: H. nyererei
Binomial name
Haplochromis nyererei
Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985
Synonyms
  • Pundamilia nyererei (Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985)
  • Pundamilia nyerere (lapsus)

Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The derives its name from political activist Julius Nyerere.

References

  1. Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Pundamilia nyererei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis nyererei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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