Haplochromis artaxerxes was a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is only known from the Napoleon Gulf, in Uganda. This species can reach a length of 14.7 centimetres (5.8 in) SL.[2] The specific name uses the name of Artaxerxes I of Persia who was known as "long-handed", a reference to this species extremely long pectoral fins.[3]
| Haplochromis artaxerxes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. artaxerxes
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis artaxerxes Greenwood, 1962
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| Synonyms | |
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Harpagochromis artaxerxes (Greenwood, 1962) | |
References edit
- ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). "Haplochromis artaxerxes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T9721A13011042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T9721A13011042.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis artaxerxes" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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 6 December 2018.
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