''Haplochromis guiarti'' is a species of
cichlid 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 else ...
to
Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of
SL.
The
specific name honours the
French parasitologist
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question but by their way of life. This means it ...
Jules Guiart (1870-1965), who was a friend of
Jacques Pellegrin
Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873, Paris – 12 August 1944) was a French zoologist.
In Paris, he worked under zoologist Léon Vaillant (chair of reptiles and fishes) at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle''. From 1897, Pellegrin served a ...
's.
References
guiarti
Fish of Tanzania
Fish of Lake Victoria
Fish described in 1904
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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