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Cichlidae
Haplochromis melanopterus
Haplochromis melanopterus
Fish Reaching Twelve Point Seven Centimeters in African Waters
- Black
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
SmallHaplochromis melanopterus is a species of cichlid endemic to the Tanzanian portion of Lake Victoria where it occurs in Smith Sound.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Haplochromis
- Maximum length
- 12.7 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Lake Victoria (Smith Sound, Tanganyika Territory).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
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Order
Family
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