Torpedostripe Haplochromis

Haplochromis gracilior

Ten Point Four Centimeters Cichlid of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Haplochromis gracilior, known in Rwanda as the Boulenger's Kivu haplo and in the aquarium fish trade as Haplochromis 'torpedo stripe', is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Kivu on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Maximum length: 10.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: endemic to Lake Kivu (Ref. 4983 , 107916 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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