Haplochromis is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cichlidae. It has been used as the default "wastebin taxon" for Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlids of the East African Rift, and as such became the "largest" fish "genus". Many of these cichlids are popular aquarium fishes; like similar Haplochromini they are known as "haplos", "happies" or "haps" among aquarium enthusiasts.[1]
The genus was established by F.M. Hilgendorf in 1888. It was originally conceived as a subgenus of A.C.L.G. Günther's "Chromis", at that time an even larger "wastebin genus" for Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlids. The type species of Hilgendorf was H. obliquidens. "Chromis" of Günther turned out to be a junior homonym of G. Cuvier's ocean fish genus Chromis, already established in 1814, and was abolished. As the years went by, other genera of (mostly) Haplochromini were lumped with and split again from Haplochromis, and the final delimitation of the clade around H. obliquidens is not yet done.
females of Haplochromis specie prefer male Haplochromis nyererei that are more colorful and brighter compared to the dull male Haplochromis. Wikimedia...
Haplochromis plagiostoma is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 14.7 centimetres (5.8 in) SL. Witte, F.;...
trade it is frequently labelled as Haplochromis "zebra obliquidens", which sometimes cause confusion with Haplochromis obliquidens, a separate species from...
Haplochromis squamipinnis is a species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda where it occurs in Lake George, Lake Edward...
included several Haplochromis species that are now thought to be extinct, including: Haplochromis flavipinnis, Haplochromis gowersii, Haplochromis longirostris...
Haplochromis arcanus was a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in) SL. Witte, F.; de...
Haplochromis nigripinnis is a species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda where it occurs in Lake George, Lake Edward and...
taxonomic status is uncertain and some authorities place it in the genus Haplochromis while others retain it in Astatotilapia. This taxonomic uncertainty has...
type haplochromis (Dimidiochromis dimidiatus) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Haplochromis and...
Haplochromis rufocaudalis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is known with certainty from Sengerema, the Speke Gulf and Mwanza Gulf...
Haplochromis argenteus is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa. This species reaches a...
Haplochromis insidiae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kivu on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. This species can reach...
Haplochromis macropsoides is a species of cichlid endemic to Uganda where it is known to occur in Lake George and the Kazinga Channel and may also be found...
Haplochromis nigricans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is known only known with certainty from Entebbe, Uganda, other populations...
length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. Freyhof, J.; Ford, M. (2022). "Haplochromis desfontainii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60841A58309764...
Haplochromis paucidens is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Its natural habitat...
Haplochromis laparogramma is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) SL. Witte, F.;...
November 2021. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "HaplochromisHaplochromis" in FishBase. February 2013 version. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth...
Haplochromis dichrourus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, but has not been seen since 1986. This species grows to a length of 18.6 centimetres...
Haplochromis crebridens is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Kivu on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. This species grows...
Haplochromis paludinosus is a species of cichlid endemic to Tanzania where it is found in the lower Malagarasi River and the surrounding swamps. This species...
Haplochromis rubescens is a species of cichlid endemic to the Rwandan portions of Lake Kivu. This species can reach a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in)...
Haplochromis angustifrons is a species of cichlid endemic to Uganda where it is found in Lake George, Lake Edward and the Kazinga Channel. This species...
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