Haplochromis bayoni

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Haplochromis bayoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. bayoni
Binomial name
Haplochromis bayoni
(Boulenger, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia bayoni Boulenger, 1909
  • Prognathochromis bayoni (Boulenger, 1909)

Haplochromis bayoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species reaches a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Italian British physician and researcher into sleeping sickness Henry Peter Bayon (1876-1952).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). "Haplochromis bayoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60722A12399061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60722A12399061.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis bayoni" 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.