Does anyone know any names of cichlids that are extinct, in nature atleast, and were found in lake victoria??? 
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Over-fishing, exotic species introductions, deleterious land-use practices, and pollution from various sources all contributed to the oxygen depletion and mass extinction of indigenous fishes in Lake Victoria.
At one time the lake contained over 400 endemic species of haplochromines whose extraordinary diversity and speed of evolution were inspiring to scientists. Today, a mere handful of species exists, threatened on one hand by a fearsome enemy - the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) - and on the other by the lake's changing conditions. Now, over 200 of the lake's endemic fish species are extinct and the other 200+ species are on the endangered species list.
Here are a few of the species that have become extinct in Lake Victoria:
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Haplochromis arcanus
Haplochromis artaxerxes
Haplochromis bartoni
Haplochromis bayoni
Haplochromis boops
Haplochromis cassius
Haplochromis decticostoma
Haplochromis dentex
Haplochromis estor
Haplochromis flavipinnis
Haplochromis gilberti
Haplochromis gowersi
Haplochromis lividus
Haplochromis longirostris
Haplochromis macrognathus
Haplochromis maculipinna
Haplochromis mandibularis
Haplochromis martini
Haplochromis megalops
Haplochromis michaeli
Haplochromis microdon
Haplochromis mylergates
Haplochromis nanoserranus
Haplochromis nigrescens
Haplochromis nyanzae
Haplochromis obtusidens
Haplochromis pachycephalus
Haplochromis paraplagiostoma
Haplochromis paraguiarti
Haplochromis percoides
Haplochromis pharyngomylus
Haplochromis prognathus
Haplochromis pseudopellegrini
Haplochromis teegelaari
Haplochromis thuragnathus
Haplochromis spekii
Haplochromis victorianus
Hoplotilapia retrodens
Labrochromis ishmaeli
Platytaeniodus degeni
Prognathochromis perrieri
Prognathochromis xenostoma
Ptychochromis sp. nov. 'Kotro'
Ptychochromoides itasy
Pyxichromis parorthostoma
Telestes ukliva
Tristramella intermedia
Tristramella magdelainae
Xystichromis bayoni
Yssichromis argens
At one time the lake contained over 400 endemic species of haplochromines whose extraordinary diversity and speed of evolution were inspiring to scientists. Today, a mere handful of species exists, threatened on one hand by a fearsome enemy - the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) - and on the other by the lake's changing conditions. Now, over 200 of the lake's endemic fish species are extinct and the other 200+ species are on the endangered species list.
Here are a few of the species that have become extinct in Lake Victoria:
Ctenochromis pectoralis
Haplochromis arcanus
Haplochromis artaxerxes
Haplochromis bartoni
Haplochromis bayoni
Haplochromis boops
Haplochromis cassius
Haplochromis decticostoma
Haplochromis dentex
Haplochromis estor
Haplochromis flavipinnis
Haplochromis gilberti
Haplochromis gowersi
Haplochromis lividus
Haplochromis longirostris
Haplochromis macrognathus
Haplochromis maculipinna
Haplochromis mandibularis
Haplochromis martini
Haplochromis megalops
Haplochromis michaeli
Haplochromis microdon
Haplochromis mylergates
Haplochromis nanoserranus
Haplochromis nigrescens
Haplochromis nyanzae
Haplochromis obtusidens
Haplochromis pachycephalus
Haplochromis paraplagiostoma
Haplochromis paraguiarti
Haplochromis percoides
Haplochromis pharyngomylus
Haplochromis prognathus
Haplochromis pseudopellegrini
Haplochromis teegelaari
Haplochromis thuragnathus
Haplochromis spekii
Haplochromis victorianus
Hoplotilapia retrodens
Labrochromis ishmaeli
Platytaeniodus degeni
Prognathochromis perrieri
Prognathochromis xenostoma
Ptychochromis sp. nov. 'Kotro'
Ptychochromoides itasy
Pyxichromis parorthostoma
Telestes ukliva
Tristramella intermedia
Tristramella magdelainae
Xystichromis bayoni
Yssichromis argens
umm no not at all, heh i was just looking for names, i need some specifics for a paper... thanks.....btw ur a psycho
Bigairmxman;601674; said:umm no not at all, heh i was just looking for names, i need some specifics for a paper... thanks.....btw ur a psycho
LOL!!!!!
just curious and im sure it is somewhere on here but, what are your qualifications?? do u have a degree in something??...thanks for the help
I hold a bachelor of science degree in marine zoology and a masters in ichthyological taxonomy with a minor in paleoichthyology. But, to pay the bills, I'm an electromechanical engineer working on radiologically-sourced high-speed scanning control systems (and peripheral equipment).
Of course, none of that provides me with any type of "qualification" for what I post here. I'm just another hobbyist but, I've been at it longer than some with over 40 years in this delightful and oftentimes frustrating hobby of ours.
Of course, none of that provides me with any type of "qualification" for what I post here. I'm just another hobbyist but, I've been at it longer than some with over 40 years in this delightful and oftentimes frustrating hobby of ours.
