Haplochromis longirostris

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Haplochromis longirostris
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. longirostris
Binomial name
Haplochromis longirostris
(Hilgendorf, 1888)
Synonyms

Prognathochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)

Haplochromis longirostris is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Haplochromis longirostris. 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 longirostris" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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