The slender tail hap (short for "haplochromine") (Buccochromis lepturus), is a species of fish in the, tribe Haplochromini part of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of the family Cichlidae.
| Slender tail hap | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Buccochromis |
| Species: | B. lepturus |
| Binomial name | |
| Buccochromis lepturus (Regan, 1922) | |
It is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
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