Haplochromis brownae

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. brownae
Binomial name
Haplochromis brownae
Greenwood, 1962
Synonyms

Astatotilapia brownae (Greenwood, 1962)

Haplochromis brownae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL.[2] The identity of the person honoured by this species' specific name is not known but it is thought most likely to be Margaret “Peggy” Brown (1918-2009) who was a visiting scientist with the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization at Jinja, Uganda in 1950 or 1951, where Humphry Greenwood was working.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis brownae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T2194A9341151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T2194A9341151.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis brownae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ 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 7 December 2018.


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