Haplochromis pachycephalus Greenwood, 1967

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Harpagochromis pachycephalus (Greenwood, 1967)

 

Conservation Status

Globally Rediscovered (George, 2026)

IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient

 

Distribution & Habitat

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Greenwood, P. H. (1967). A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae), Part VI. Bulletin British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 15: 29-119.

 

Other references:

George, Peter F. (2026, August 11). The Predator Guild of Lake Victoria: A Continuous Narrative of Survival [blog post]. Victoria Cichlids. Available at: https://victoriabasincichlids.org/blog/predator-guild-lake-victoria-survival [Accessed 11 August 2026]

Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. (2010). Haplochromis pachycephalus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 31 May 2013.

 

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