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Haplochromis macrognathus
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Haplochromis
Species:	H. macrognathus
Binomial name
Haplochromis macrognathus Regan, 1922
Synonyms
Prognathochromis macrognathus (Regan, 1922)

Haplochromis macrognathus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Victoria in East Africa. This piscivorous species can reach a standard length of 17.4 cm (6.9 in). Last seen in the early 1980s, it may now be extinct.

References

1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Haplochromis macrognathus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18319A8071625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18319A8071625.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplochromis macrognathus". FishBase. September 2019 version.
3. Sayer, C.A.; L. Máiz-Tomé; W.R.T. Darwall (2018). Freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin: Guidance for species conservation, site protection, climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.RA.2.en. ISBN 9782831718965.

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