Haplochromis nyererei
male above, female below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. nyererei
Binomial name
Haplochromis nyererei
Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985
Synonyms
  • Pundamilia nyererei (Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985)
  • Pundamilia nyerere (lapsus)

Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Julius Nyerere (1922-1999) who was President of Tanzania from 1961 to 1985.[3]

The females of Haplochromis specie prefer male Haplochromis nyererei that are more colorful and brighter compared to the dull male Haplochromis.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis nyererei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60668A97125826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60668A97125826.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis nyererei" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 Sep 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Seehausen, Ole; van Alphen, Jacques J. M. (1998-01-22). "The effect of male coloration on female mate choice in closely related Lake Victoria cichlids ( Haplochromis nyererei complex)". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 42 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s002650050405. ISSN 0340-5443.


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