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Haplochromis dichrourus

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Species of fish

Haplochromis dichrourus
Conservation status

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

Haplochromis dichrourus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, but has not been seen since 1986. This species grows to a length of 18.6 centimetres (7.3 in) SL. It may be extinct, but is maintained as Critically Endangered by the IUCN in the small chance that a tiny –but currently unknown– population survives.

References

  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis dichrourus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185831A8487229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185831A8487229.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis dichrourus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Haplochromis dichrourus


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