Illustration of lower jaw
Lateral view of a lateral view of the lower jaw of Haplochromis plagiostoma as it appears in figure 58 on page 88 of Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1974. "The cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa: the biology and evolution of a species flock". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. v. 6, pp. 1-13. Photo by anonymous . Sent by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas.

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Haplochromini

Genus
Haplochromis

Status
valid


Last updated on:
15-Sep-2007

Haplochromis plagiostoma Regan, 1922

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Original description as Haplochromis plagiostoma:

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  • Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Victoria". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. v. 1: pp. 157-191 (crc00355)

Conservation: Haplochromis plagiostoma is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2010).