Haplochromis worthingtoni

Haplochromis worthingtoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. worthingtoni
Binomial name
Haplochromis worthingtoni
Regan, 1929
Synonyms

Harpagochromis worthingtoni (Regan, 1929)

Haplochromis worthingtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kyoga in Uganda. This species reaches a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the explorer E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001) who collected the type of this species with type with Michael Graham.[3]

References

  1. ^ Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Haplochromis worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T9727A13011927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T9727A13011927.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis worthingtoni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 August 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 December 2018.


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