Haplochromis guiarti

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Haplochromis guiarti

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. guiarti
Binomial name
Haplochromis guiarti
(Pellegrin, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia guiarti Pellegrin, 1904
  • Astatotilapia guiarti (Pellegrin, 1904)
  • Harpagochromis guiarti (Pellegrin, 1904)
  • Paratilapia guiarti (Pellegrin, 1904)
  • Haplochromis nigroventralis Lohberger, 1929

Haplochromis guiarti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 17.7 centimetres (7.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the French parasitologist Jules Guiart (1870-1965), who was a friend of Jacques Pellegrin's.[3]

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