Haplochromis argenteus

Haplochromis argenteus
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. argenteus
Binomial name
Haplochromis argenteus
Regan, 1922

Haplochromis argenteus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it may possibly be extinct. This species reaches a length of 20.2 centimetres (8.0 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Haplochromis argenteus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis argenteus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.