| Haplochromis ishmaeli | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. ishmaeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger, 1906 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labrochromis ishmaeli (Boulenger, 1906) | |
Haplochromis ishmaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is currently considered to be critically endangered, though it may now be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL. A captive "insurance population" is maintained.
Etymology
The specific name honours George Ishmael, who was an interpreter at the Police Court in Entebbe, who gave valuable assistance to the Swiss ornithologist Edward Degen while he was in Uganda.
References
- Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis ishmaeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11074A3249894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11074A3249894.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis ishmaeli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- McAndrews, R.; and D.I. Warmolts (25 May 2015). Progress in breeding freshwater fish. Boston Aquarium Society. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- 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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| Haplochromis ishmaeli | |
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