Haplochromis gracilior

"Haplochromis 'torpedo stripe'" redirects here, but this name can also refer to Mylochromis/Sciaenochromis gracilis.
Haplochromis gracilior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: H. gracilior
Binomial name
Haplochromis gracilior
Boulenger, 1914

Haplochromis gracilior, known in Rwanda as the Boulenger's Kivu haplo and in the aquarium fish trade as Haplochromis 'torpedo stripe', is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Kivu on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. This species can reach a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Haplochromis gracilior. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 April 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haplochromis gracilior" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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