Haplochromis perrieri Pellegrin, 1909
Perrin's (Haplochromine) cichlid (proposed)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Prognathochromis perrieri (Pellegrin, 1909)
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (George, 2026)
Last record: 1986 (Witte et al., 2010)
Rediscovered in: 2017 (George, 2026)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Lake Victoria, Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pellegrin, J. (1909). Sur la faune ichtyologique du lsc Victoria. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l Academie des Sciences Paris 149: 166-168.
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]
Loiselle, Paul V. (2004). Aquarium Husbandry of Two Lake Victoria Plankton-Feeding Haplochromines. Cichlid News Magazine 13(4): [pagination?].
Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2010). Haplochromis perrieri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 31 May 2013.