Haplochromis nigroides

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Haplochromis nigroides is a small cichlid fish that lives only in Lake Kivu, which lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It grows up to about 7.5 cm long. It is not endangered and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Actinopterygii; Order: Cichliformes; Family: Cichlidae; Genus: Haplochromis; Species: nigroides. Binomial name: Haplochromis nigroides (Pellegrin, 1928).

Synonyms include Astatotilapia astatodon nigroides and Haplochromis astatodon nigroides.