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Haplochromis adolphifrederici (Boulenger, 1914)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Haplochromis adolphifrederici is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Kivu. It is an insectivorous, maternal mouthbrooder. The specific name honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873-1969) the German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician and leader of a scientific research expedition in the region of the Central African Graben which traversed Africa from east to west, during which type was collected.

Wikipedia contributors, Haplochromis adolphifrederici; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:43:00.982563+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Haplochromis adolphifrederici (Boulenger, 1914)
Name authority
(Boulenger, 1914)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Haplochromis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCichliformes
  11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
  13. genusHaplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
  14. speciesHaplochromis adolphifrederici (Boulenger, 1914)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Haplochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Haplochromis acidens Greenwood, 1967CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis aelocephalus Greenwood, 1959CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis akika Lippitsch, 2003CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis albertianus Regan, 1929CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis ampullarostratus Schraml, 2004CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis antleter Mietes & Witte, 2010CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis barbarae Greenwood, 1967CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis bareli van Oijen, 1991CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis bartoni Greenwood, 1962CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis boops Greenwood, 1967CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis brownae Greenwood, 1962CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Haplochromis cassius Greenwood & Barel, 1978CichlidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Haplochromis murakoze Coenen, Snoeks & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1984 Coenen, Snoeks & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1984synonym
Astatotilapia graueri adolphifrederici (Boulenger, 1914) (Boulenger, 1914)synonym
Tilapia adolphifrederici Boulenger, 1914 Boulenger, 1914synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1027000 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3JLJY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.