| Haplochromis dentex | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. dentex |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis dentex Regan, 1922 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Prognathochromis dentex (Regan, 1922) |
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Haplochromis dentex is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Victoria, but has not been seen since 1987. 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.