Hi,

in looking on-line at lists and pictures of cichlids I often see names
such as 'Haplchromis adolphifrederici' mixed with things like
'Haplochromis sp. "Hippo Pointe" ' or ' Haplochromis sp. "Flameback"
'.

Can anyone explain what the abbreviation 'sp.' means in this context?
My taxonomy is insufficient.

TIA,

Ninereeds