The slender tail hap (short for "haplochromine") (Buccochromis lepturus), is a species of fish in the, tribe Haplochromini part of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of the family Cichlidae.
Slender tail hap | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Buccochromis |
Species: | B. lepturus
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Binomial name | |
Buccochromis lepturus (Regan, 1922)
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It is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
edit- ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J.; Makocho, P.; Mailosi, A. (2019). "Buccochromis lepturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60923A155045531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60923A155045531.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.