The bluelip haplo (Astatoreochromis straeleni) is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Bluelip haplo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Astatoreochromis |
Species: | A. straeleni
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Binomial name | |
Astatoreochromis straeleni (Poll, 1944)
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Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
The specific name honours the director of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Victor van Straelen (1889-1964).[2]
References
edit- ^ Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Astatoreochromis straeleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60459A12358516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60459A12358516.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 November 2018.