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Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth'

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Species of fish

Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth'
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Astatotilapia
Species: A. sp. 'shovelmouth'
Binomial name
Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth'

Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth' is a putative, formally undescribed species of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Victoria in Uganda. It was previously included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as an endangered species, but omitted from more recent lists.

References

  1. Kaufman, L. 1996. Astatotilapia sp. nov. 'shovelmouth'. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2016.


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