Cichlidae

Pitch‐black fulu

Haplochromis piceatus

Nine Centimeters Cichlid from African Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Small
• Tropical fish

Haplochromis piceatus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Victoria in East Africa. Although listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, since 2005, surveys have failed to find them in their home lake and they are possibly extinct in the wild. Captive "safety populations" are maintained at several public aquariums.