''Formally Haplochromis latifasciatus, Now Astatotilapia Latifasciata'' 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 ...

that is

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 ...

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 restricted to the

Lake Kyoga Lake Kyoga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The mai ...

system, including

Lake Bisina Lake Bisina, also known as Lake Salisbury, is a freshwater lake in eastern Uganda. It is a satellite lake of Lake Kyoga, which it drains into, and the two are to some extent directly connected by papyrus swamps. During the high-water rainy season, ...

(a medium-sized lake to the east of Lake Kyoga itself) and Lake Nawampasa (a small lake southeast of Lake Kyoga itself and only separated by a thin swamp). This fish can reach a

total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...

of . It is also seen in the aquarium trade and it is easily bred in captivity. In the aquarium trade it is frequently labelled as ''Haplochromis'' "zebra obliquidens", which sometimes cause confusion with ''

Haplochromis obliquidens ''Haplochromis obliquidens'' is an African species of cichlid found in Lake Victoria and the adjacent reaches of the Nile. This species can reach a standard length of . Another species sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, ''Haplochromis latifa ...

'', a separate species from

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after ...

that is not known from the aquarium trade.

References

latifasciatus Endemic freshwater fish of Uganda Fish described in 1929 Lake fish of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Haplochromis-stub

See also

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