Haplochromis gowersii Trewavas 1928 articles

Life Cycle

provided by Fishbase

Mouthbrooding by female.

provided by Fishbase

Inhabits open beaches; off-shore islands; sheltered bays and gulfs; over soft and hard bottoms (Ref. 4983). Feeds on fish (Ref. 558).

provided by wikipedia EN

Haplochromis gowersii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 22.4 centimetres (8.8 in) SL.^[2] The specific name of this taxon honours the former Governor of Uganda William Frederick Gowers (1875-1954).^[3]

^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. (2016). "Haplochromis gowersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18316A96989483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T18316A96989483.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis gowersii" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

provided by wikipedia EN

Haplochromis gowersii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 22.4 centimetres (8.8 in) SL. The specific name of this taxon honours the former Governor of Uganda William Frederick Gowers (1875-1954).