Haplochromis teegelaari

Haplochromis teegelaari
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Haplochromis
Species:	H. teegelaari
Binomial name
Haplochromis teegelaari Greenwood & Barel, 1978
Synonyms
Labrochromis teegelaari (Greenwood & Barel, 1978)

Haplochromis teegelaari is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is critically endangered, though it may now be extinct. This species reaches a length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.^[2] Its specific name honours the Dutch biological artist Nico Teegelaar.^[3]

References

1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis teegelaari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11076A3250454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T11076A3250454.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis teegelaari". 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 13 December 2018.