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Haplochromis nyererei

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Cichlid fish from Lake Victoria named after Julius Nyerere

Haplochromis nyererei
male above, female below
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. nyererei
Binomial name
Haplochromis nyererei
Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985
Synonyms
  • Pundamilia nyererei (Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985)
  • Pundamilia nyerere (lapsus)

Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. The specific name honours Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) who was President of Tanzania from 1961 to 1985.

The females of Haplochromis specie prefer male Haplochromis nyererei that are more colorful and brighter compared to the dull male Haplochromis.

References

  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis nyererei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60668A97125826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60668A97125826.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis nyererei". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 Sep 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. Seehausen, Ole; van Alphen, Jacques J. M. (1998-01-22). "The effect of male coloration on female mate choice in closely related Lake Victoria cichlids ( Haplochromis nyererei complex)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 42 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s002650050405. ISSN 0340-5443.
Taxon identifiers
Haplochromis nyererei


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