- Haplochromis phytophagus
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Xystichromis phytophagus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae Tribe: Pseudocrenilabrini Genus: Xystichromis Species: X. phytophagus Binomial name Xystichromis phytophagus
Greenwood, 1966Xystichromis phytophagus, previously categorized as a Haplochromis, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It was once found in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria near Jinja and Bunjako and Kisumu Bay Kenya. Today this species is found in Lake Kanyaboli Kenya, a small lake in the Yala Basin. The survival of their species depends on hobbyists and captive breeding programs.
Other Names: Christmas Fulu
Source
- Bayona, J.D.R. 2005. Haplochromis phytophagus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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