Haplochromis paradoxus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Snoeks, J. |author2=Laleye, P. |author3=Contreras MacBeath, T. |date=2016 |title=Haplochromis paradoxus |volume=2016 |page=e.T169442A97128231 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T169442A97128231.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Haplochromis paradoxus

| authority = (Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003)

| synonyms =

• Pyxichromis paradoxus Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003

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Haplochromis paradoxus is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Edward where it is known to be benthopelagic. This species can reach a length of {{convert|7.4|cm|in}} SL.{{FishBase |genus= Haplochromis|species= parorthostoma| month = April | year = 2013}}