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Haplochromis macconneli

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Species of fish

Haplochromis macconneli
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. macconneli
Binomial name
Haplochromis macconneli
Greenwood, 1974
Synonyms

Thoracochromis macconneli (Greenwood, 1974)

Haplochromis macconneli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. The specific name honours the Officer in Charge of the Fisheries Department at Lake Rudolf (now known as Lake Turkana), R. B. McConnell, for the assistance he gave to the Lake Rudolf Research Project.

References

  1. Odhiambo, E.A.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Haplochromis macconneli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60522A12374126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60522A12374126.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis macconneli". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Haplochromis macconneli


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