Haplochromis phytophagus

Haplochromis phytophagus
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, 1966

Xystichromis 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

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