Male in the aquarium
A male of Neochromis nigricans from Entebbe, Lake Victoria [Uganda] in the aquarium [France]. This strain is established in the hobby under the trade name Neochromis sp. 'Entebbe'. Photo by Patrick Tawil. (25-Oct-2009).

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Genus
Neochromis


Last updated on:
16-Feb-2007

Neochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906)


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Original description as Tilapia nigricans:

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  • Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Descriptions of new fishes discovered by Mr E. Degen in Lake Victoria". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (ser7)17:433-452 (crc00190)

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