Haplochromis degeni

Haplochromis degeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. degeni
Binomial name
Haplochromis degeni
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms

Platytaeniodus degeni Boulenger, 1906

Haplochromis degeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Platytaeniodus, but FishBase leaves it in Haplochromis pending a thorough review of that group. This species grows to a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Platytaeniodus degeni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis degeni" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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