Haplochromis akika

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Haplochromis
Species: Haplochromis akika

Name

Haplochromis akika Lippitsch, 2003

Holotype: BMNH 1972.6.2.786. [Paratypes: BMNH 1972.6.2:784-785 (2), 1972.6.2:787 (1)].

Type locality: Lake George, "close inshore, near reeds, in a bay of Akika Island", Uganda.

References

• Lippitsch, E. 2003. Redescription of Haplochromis nubilus (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with description of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 14(1): 85–95. Reference page. 
• van Oijen, M.J.P. 1996. The generic classification of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria, East Africa. Zoologische Verhandelingen 302: 57–110. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Haplochromis akika in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Haplochromis akika in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Haplochromis akika – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).