Haplochromis brownae

Haplochromis brownae
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. brownae
Binomial name
Haplochromis brownae
Greenwood, 1962
Synonyms

Astatotilapia brownae (Greenwood, 1962)

Haplochromis brownae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. The identity of the person honoured by this species' specific name is not known but it is thought most likely to be Margaret "Peggy" Brown (1918-2009) who was a visiting scientist with the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization at Jinja, Uganda in 1950 or 1951, where Humphry Greenwood was working.

References

  1. ↑ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis brownae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T2194A9341151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2194A9341151.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis brownae". 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 7 December 2018.