Haplochromis nigrescens

Haplochromis nigrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. nigrescens
Binomial name
Haplochromis nigrescens
(Pellegrin, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Astatotilapia nigrescens Pellegrin, 1909
  • Prognathochromis nigrescens (Pellegrin, 1909)

Haplochromis nigrescens is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL.[2]

References

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