''Haplochromis luteus'' is a species of

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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 ...

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 ...

where it is known from the western park of

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and also from the

Sengerema Sengerema is a town in Mwanza Region of Tanzania, East Africa. It is the administrative seat of Sengerema District, one of the districts of Mwanza Region. Sengerema District Hospital was founded in 1959 and it is located within Sengerema town ...

region, all in

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. This shallow water species, , is found along gently sloping rocky shores. This species can reach a length of SL. This species was originally described in the genus ''Mbipia'', however not all scientists have accepted such placement. It may be placed back in ''Mbipia'' should a comprehensive review of the genus ''Haplochromis'' be conducted.

References

luteus Fish of Tanzania Endemic fauna of Tanzania Fish of Lake Victoria Fish described in 1998 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Haplochromis-stub