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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Greenwood.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059); 1°N - 3°S
Africa: Lake Victoria.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4983)
Occurs in littoral zones where the substrate is hard, most known specimens from exposed sandy beaches (Ref. 4983). The stomachs which were examined contained soft parts of gastropods, insects ( chironomid and ephemerid larvae), bottom detritus (sand grains and plant tissue), and unidentifiable sludge (Ref. 558).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Mouthbrooding by females.
van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Haplochromis. p. 100-184. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4983)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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