Haplochromis perrieri

Haplochromis perrieri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria that may now be extinct in the wild. These fish are part of the Lake Victoria Species Survival Program, and captive populations exist within the public aquarium community. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.^[2] This species' specific name honours the French zoologist Edmond Perrier (1844-1921) who was the director of Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle from 1900–1919.^[3]

Haplochromis perrieri
At New York Aquarium.
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Haplochromis
Species:	H. perrieri
Binomial name
Haplochromis perrieri (Pellegrin, 1909)
Synonyms
Tilapia perrieri Pellegrin, 1909 Prognathochromis perrieri (Pellegrin, 1909)