''Haplochromis elegans'' is a species of
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
where it occurs in
Lake George,
Lake Edward and the
Kazinga Channel
The Kazinga Channel in Uganda is a wide, long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George (Uganda), Lake George, and a dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, with ...
. This species can reach a length of
SL.
References
* Scientific Results of the Cambridge Expedition to the East African Lakes, 1930‐1.–11. The Cichlid Fishes. E Trewavas, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1933
* DR. KARL JORDAN'S EXPEDITION TO SOUTH-WEST AFRICA AND ANGOLA: THE FRESH-WATER FISHES. E TREWAVAS, Ann. Mus. Congo Beige, 1933
elegans
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish described in 1933
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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