Haplochromis martini

Haplochromis martini is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa. It reaches a standard length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in).[2] The species declined rapidly after the Nile perch was introduced to Lake Victoria. Last reported from this lake in 1985, it was considered possibly extinct when evaluated by the IUCN in 2010.[1] However, that same year, it was recorded during a fish survey of Lake Bisina, a satellite lake of Lake Kyoga.[3]

Haplochromis martini

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. martini
Binomial name
Haplochromis martini
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia martini Boulenger, 1906
  • Astatotilapia martini (Boulenger, 1906)

The specific name honours James Martin who was Transport Officer in the Uganda Protectorate, for the assistance to the Swiss ornithologist who collected type, Edward Degen.[4]

References
  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis martini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2196A9341491. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2196A9341491.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis martini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Wanda, F.; B. Gidudu; S. Wandera; R.S. Copeland; J.P. Cuda; W.A. Overholt (2011). "Herbivory of Hydrilla verticillata by Cichlid Fish in Lake Bisina, Uganda". Journal of East African Natural History. 100 (1&2): 113–121. doi:10.2982/028.100.0107.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2018.


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