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Haplochromis welcommei

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Labroidei
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis welcommei

Name

Haplochromis welcommei Greenwood, 1966

Holotype: BMNH 1965.8.6.1. [Paratypes: BMNH 1965.8.6.2-4 (3), 1965.8.6.5 (1). Study material: BMNH 1906.5.30.353 (1), 1907.5.7.70 (1), 1965.8.6.6-15 (10), 1965.8.6.16-17 (2), 1965.8.6.18-35 (18)].

Type locality: Near Damba Island, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], East Africa.

Synonyms

* Allochromis welcommei (Greenwood, 1966)


References

* Greenwood, P.H. 1966: Two new species of Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) from Lake Victoria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13), 8(89/90) [1965]: 303-318, Pl. 11.
* van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996: The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 302: 57-110. PDF
* FishBase link : species Haplochromis welcommei (Mirror site)

Haplochromis welcommei is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

It is endemic to Uganda.
References

^ L. Kaufman (1996). "Haplochromis welcommei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 2, 2010.

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