Haplochromis Petronius
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''Haplochromis petronius'' 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 Lake George,
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 ...
. This species can reach a length of SL.


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petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Gaius Petronius Arbiter"
Fish described in 1973 Endemic freshwater fish of Uganda Cichlid fish of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Haplochromis-stub