Haplochromis dichrourus

Haplochromis dichrourus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, but has not been seen since 1986. This species grows to a length of 18.6 centimetres (7.3 in) SL.[2] 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.[1]

Haplochromis dichrourus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. dichrourus
Binomial name
Haplochromis dichrourus
Regan, 1922
Synonyms

Prognathochromis dichrourus (Regan, 1922)

References

  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis dichrourus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T185831A8487229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T185831A8487229.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis dichrourus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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