Haplochromis bayoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species reaches a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Italian British physician and researcher into sleeping sickness Henry Peter Bayon (1876-1952).[3]
Haplochromis bayoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Haplochromis |
Species: | H. bayoni
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Binomial name | |
Haplochromis bayoni (Boulenger, 1909)
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References
edit- ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). "Haplochromis bayoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60722A12399061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60722A12399061.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis bayoni". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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.