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Cichlid
Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger, 1906
First described in: Boulenger, G. A. (1906). Descriptions of new fishes discovered by Mr. E. Degen in Lake Victoria. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7).</em> v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49): 433-452.
Haplochromis ishmaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is currently considered to be critically endangered, though it may now be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL. A captive "insurance population" is maintained.
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In human culture
The specific name honours George Ishmael, who was an interpreter at the Police Court in Entebbe, who gave valuable assistance to the Swiss ornithologist Edward Degen while he was in Uganda.
== References ==
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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Every page naming Haplochromis ishmaeli in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2373278.