Male in normal coloration
A male of Haplochromis chilotes in normal coloration in the aquarium of Patrick Tawil [France]. Photo by Patrick Tawil. (01-Jan-2014).

Last updated on:
23-Sep-2007

Haplochromis chilotes (Boulenger, 1911)


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Original description as Paratilapia chilotes:

ZooBank:17BC6F94-3E7C-49B7-900B-D7B488BA032A.

  • Boulenger, George Albert. 1911. "On a third collection of fishes made by Dr. E. Bayon in Uganda, 1909-1910. (Collezioni zoologiche fatte nell'Uganda dal Dott. E. Bayon. XII.)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia naturale di Genova. 45 Ser3 5:64-78 (crc00317)

Conservation: Haplochromis chilotes is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2010).