| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Haplochromis obtusidens |
| Species Authority: | Trewavas, 1928 |
| Synonym/s: |
Gaurochromis obtusidens (Trewavas, 1928)
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 2.3 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 1996 | |||
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s | Kaufman, L. | |||
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Justification: Harrison and Stiassny (1999) consider the extinction of this species to be unresolved. The matter has been referred to the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group for a decision. |
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| History: |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Victoria. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Occurs in shallow water with a soft mud bottom. A few specimens have been caught over sand. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Citation: | Kaufman, L. 1996. Haplochromis obtusidens. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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