Haplochromis worthingtoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kyoga in Uganda. This species reaches a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the explorer E. Barton Worthington (1905–2001) who collected the type of this species with type with Michael Graham.[3]
Haplochromis worthingtoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Haplochromis |
Species: | H. worthingtoni
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Binomial name | |
Haplochromis worthingtoni Regan, 1929
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Synonyms | |
Harpagochromis worthingtoni (Regan, 1929) |
References
edit- ^ Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Haplochromis worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T9727A13011927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T9727A13011927.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis worthingtoni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 August 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 December 2018.