Ctenochromis pectoralis
| Pangani haplo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ctenochromis |
| Species: | †C. pectoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893
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| Synonyms | |
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Haplochromis pectoralis (Pfeffer, 1893)[2] | |
Ctenochromis pectoralis, the Pangani haplo (short for "
IUCN as a result of a 1996 evaluation,[3] but this appears to be incorrect.[2] A more recent IUCN publication stated that this species is not endangered in any way.[4]
Two isolated populations of similar fish have been reported from springs flanking Mount Kilimanjaro, with some disagreement as to whether they represent the same or distinct related species: at the Kikuletwa Hot Springs of Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region, upstream of the Pangani,[5][6][7] and the Mzima Springs, in the Tsavo River drainage, Kenya.[8] The latter is listed as a distinct, vulnerable species, C. aff. pectoralis, by IUCN.[9]
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