Haplochromis taurinus

Haplochromis taurinus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. taurinus
Binomial name
Haplochromis taurinus
Trewavas, 1933

Haplochromis taurinus is a species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda where it occurs in Lake George, Lake Edward and the Kazinga Channel. This species reaches a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Twongo, T.K. 2006. Haplochromis taurinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis taurinus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.