Haplochromis cavifrons

Haplochromis cavifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. cavifrons
Binomial name
Haplochromis cavifrons
(Hilgendorf, 1988)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia cavifrons Hilgendorf, 1888
  • Harpagochromis cavifrons (Hilgendorf, 1888)
  • Hemichromis cavifrons (Hilgendorf, 1888)
  • Pelmatochromis cavifrons (Hilgendorf, 1888)

Haplochromis cavifrons is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is a benthopelagic fish, and is generally found a few hundred metres beyond the shore over hard substrate. This species grows to a length of 19.5 centimetres (7.7 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. 2010. Haplochromis cavifrons. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis cavifrons" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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