Haplochromis welcommei
| Haplochromis welcommei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. welcommei |
| Binomial name | |
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Haplochromis welcommei Greenwood, 1966 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Allochromis welcommei (Greenwood, 1966) |
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Allochromis welcommei (Greenwood, 1966)
Haplochromis welcommei is a threatened species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species reaches a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Although further surveys are needed to confirm its status, it is considered possibly extinct by the IUCN on the basis that there have been no definite records since 1985.
It is the only scale-eating cichlid in the Lake Victoria system.
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