Haplochromis cassius

Haplochromis cassius
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. cassius
Binomial name
Haplochromis cassius
Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Synonyms

Psammochromis cassius (Greenwood & Barel, 1978)

Haplochromis cassius is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it may now be extinct. This species grows to a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]

References

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