Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Haplochromis martini (Haplochromis martini), recorded as Critically Endangered
Haplochromis martini (Haplochromis martini). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Haplochromis martini

Haplochromis martini

Haplochromis martini is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Haplochromis martini
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Haplochromis

The cichlid

It reaches a standard length of 10.4 cm (4.1 in).

Range and habitat

Haplochromis martini is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa. The species declined rapidly after the Nile perch was introduced to Lake Victoria. Last reported from this lake in 1985, it was considered possibly extinct when evaluated by the IUCN in 2010.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

Haplochromis martini is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Haplochromis martini, Wikidata item Q306208. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Haplochromis crassilabris (Haplochromis crassilabris), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haplochromis crassilabris

Haplochromis crassilabris
Photograph of Haplochromis flavipinnis (Haplochromis flavipinnis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haplochromis flavipinnis

Haplochromis flavipinnis
Photograph of Haplochromis granti (Haplochromis granti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haplochromis granti

Haplochromis granti
Photograph of Haplochromis guiarti (Haplochromis guiarti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Haplochromis guiarti

Haplochromis guiarti

Quick answers

What is Haplochromis martini?
Haplochromis martini is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Haplochromis martini?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Haplochromis martini. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Haplochromis martini live?
Haplochromis martini is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa.
Why is Haplochromis martini in crisis?
The species declined rapidly after the Nile perch was introduced to Lake Victoria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Haplochromis martini?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Haplochromis martini a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.