Haplochromis greenwoodi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where they are found in the southeastern portion of the lake. Its preferred habitat consists of areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the British ichthyologist Humphry Greenwood (1927-1995) for his contribution to the knowledge of the systematics of the Lake Victoria cichlids.[3] This species is placed in the genus Neochromis by some authorities.[4]
| Haplochromis greenwoodi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. greenwoodi
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis greenwoodi | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neochromis greenwoodi Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 | |
References
edit- ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis greenwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60579A97119376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60579A97119376.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis greenwoodi". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 December 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (l-o)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neochromis greenwoodi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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