Haplochromis nyererei
Cichlid fish from Lake Victoria named after Julius Nyerere
Haplochromis nyererei | |
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male above, female below | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Haplochromis |
Species: | H. nyererei |
Binomial name | |
Haplochromis nyererei Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985 | |
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Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) who was President of Tanzania from 1961 to 1985.[3]
The females of Haplochromis specie prefer male Haplochromis nyererei that are more colorful and brighter compared to the dull male Haplochromis.[4]
References
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- ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis nyererei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60668A97125826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60668A97125826.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis nyererei". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 Sep 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Seehausen, Ole; van Alphen, Jacques J. M. (1998-01-22). "The effect of male coloration on female mate choice in closely related Lake Victoria cichlids ( Haplochromis nyererei complex)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 42 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s002650050405. ISSN 0340-5443.
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