Haplochromis welcommei is a threatened species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species reaches a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Although further surveys are needed to confirm its status, it is considered possibly extinct by the IUCN on the basis that there have been no definite records since 1985.
Haplochromis artaxerxes was a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is only known from the Napoleon Gulf, in Uganda. This species can reach a length of 14.7 centimetres (5.8 in) SL. The specific name uses the name of Artaxerxes I of Persia who was known as "long-handed", a reference to this species extremely long pectoral fins.
Haplochromis barbarae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 10.6 centimetres (4.2 in) SL. The honors Barbara Williams who illustrated many of Greenwood's papers.
Haplochromis bartoni was a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 19.5 centimetres (7.7 in) SL. It has not been recorded in recent surveys but as the whole of Lake Victoria has not ben surveyed for this species the IUCN classify it as Data Deficient. This species was said by Greenwood to bear some resemblance to Haplochromis worthingtoni so he named this species after E. Barton Worthington (1905-2001) as well.
Haplochromis bayoni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species reaches a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL. The specific name honours the Italian British physician and researcher into sleeping sickness Henry Peter Bayon (1876-1952).
Haplochromis brownae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. The identity of the person honoured by this species' specific name is not known but it is thought most likely to be Margaret “Peggy” Brown (1918-2009) who was a visiting scientist with the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization at Jinja, Uganda in 1950 or 1951, where Humphry Greenwood was working.
Haplochromis gilberti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. The specific name honours Michael Gilbert who was the Experimental Fisheries Officer at the East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organisation.
Haplochromis gowersii is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 22.4 centimetres (8.8 in) SL. The specific name of this taxon honours the former Governor of Uganda William Frederick Gowers (1875-1954).
Haplochromis guiarti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 17.7 centimetres (7.0 in) SL. The specific name honours the French parasitologist Jules Guiart (1870-1965), who was a friend of Jacques Pellegrin's.
Haplochromis howesi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 16.3 centimetres (6.4 in) SL. The specific name honours the British taxonomist Gordon J. Howes (1938-2013) of the British Museum.
Haplochromis ishmaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct in the wild. This species can reach a length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in) SL. A captive "insurance" population is maintained. The specific name honours one George Ishmael who was an interpreter at the Police Court in Entebbe, who gave valuable assistance to the Swiss ornithologist who collected type, Edward Degen, while he was in Uganda.
Haplochromis michaeli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) SL. The specific name honours the collector of the type, the British fisheries scientist Michael Graham (1888-1972).
Haplochromis perrieri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct in the wild. These fish are part of the Lake Victoria Species Survival Program, and captive populations exist within the public aquarium community. This species can reach a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. This species' specific name honours the French zoologist Edmond Perrier (1844-1921) who was the director of Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle from 1900–1919.
Haplochromis sauvagei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This species reaches a length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) SL. Its specific name honours the French paleontologist and ichthyologist Henri Émile Sauvage (1842-1917).
Haplochromis spekii is a species of cichlid found in Lake Victoria and the adjacent reaches of the Nile. This species reaches a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. The specific name of this species honours John Henning Speke (1827-1864), the English explorer who, with James Augustus Grant, discovered a major source of the Nile was Lake Victoria.
Haplochromis teegelaari is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria though it may now be extinct. This species reaches a length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL. Its specific name honours the Dutch biological artist Nico Teegelaar.
Haplochromis greenwoodi is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where they are found in the southeastern portion of the lake. Its preferred habitat consists of areas with rocky substrates. This species can reach a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) SL. The specific name honours the British ichthyologist Humphry Greenwood (1927-1995) for his contribution to the knowledge of the systematics of the Lake Victoria cichlids. This species is placed in the genus Neochromis by some authorities.
Haplochromis degeni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Platytaeniodus, but FishBase leaves it in Haplochromis pending a thorough review of that group. This species grows to a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) SL. The specific name honours the Swiss ornithologist Edward Degen (1852-1922) who also collected fishes, including the type of this species.
Haplochromis granti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria, though it may now be extinct. This species can reach a length of 12.2 centimetres (4.8 in) SL. The specific name honours the Scottish naturalist and explorer James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) who was the co-discoverer of Lake Victoria's role as a major source of the Nile, alongside John Henning Speke.
Haplochromis nyererei is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria in Africa. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. The specific name honours Julius Nyerere (1922-1999) who was President of Tanzania from 1961–1985.
