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Haplochromis adolphifrederici

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Species of fish

Haplochromis adolphifrederici
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. adolphifrederici
Binomial name
Haplochromis adolphifrederici
(Boulenger, 1914)
Synonyms

Haplochromis adolphifrederici is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Kivu. It is an insectivorous, maternal mouthbrooder. The specific name honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873-1969) the German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician and leader of a scientific research expedition in the region of the Central African Graben which traversed Africa from east to west, during which type was collected.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis adolphifrederici". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Haplochromis adolphifrederici
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