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Haplochromis simpsoni

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Haplochromis simpsoni
Species Authority: Greenwood, 1965
Synonym/s:
Gaurochromis simpsoni (Greenwood, 1965)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1ace, B1+2cd   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Kaufman, L.
History:
1996 Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Nabugabo.
Countries:
Native:
Uganda
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Occurs inshore over a variety of substrates, amongst emergent vegetation, over exposed sandy beaches and some distance offshore over a mud bottom.
Systems: Freshwater

Bibliography [top]

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Citation: Kaufman, L. 1996. Haplochromis simpsoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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