Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Haplochromis Higher classification Haplochromis | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Scientific name Haplochromis degeni Rank Species | |
Similar Haplochromis, Cichlid, Haplochromis ishmaeli, Haplochromis chromogynos, Haplochromis rufus | ||
Haplochromis degeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Platytaeniodus, but FishBase leaves it in Haplochromis pending a thorough review of that group. This species grows to a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL.
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