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Haplochromis welcommei

Index Haplochromis welcommei

Haplochromis welcommei is a threatened species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Cichlid, Endemism, Extinction, Fish measurement, Humphry Greenwood, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Lake Victoria, Lepidophagy, Specific name (zoology), Threatened species, Type (biology).

  2. Taxa named by Humphry Greenwood

Cichlid

Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only 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 elsewhere.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Fish measurement

Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology.

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Humphry Greenwood

Peter Humphry Greenwood FRS FIBiol (21 April 1927 – 3 March 1995) was an English ichthyologist.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.

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Lepidophagy

Lepidophagy is a specialised feeding behaviour in fish that involves eating the scales of other fish.

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Specific name (zoology)

In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).

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Threatened species

A threatened species is any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which is vulnerable to extinction in the near future.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.

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See also

Taxa named by Humphry Greenwood

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplochromis_welcommei

Also known as Allochromis, Allochromis welcommei.