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Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
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
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade ? - 9 m (Ref. 4983). Tropical; 3°N - 3°S
Africa: Lake Victoria and probably the Victoria Nile.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4983)
Inhabits various areas (exposed beaches, dense plant stands near rocky shores) with hard substrates of sand, rocks or shingle (Ref. 4983). Feeds mainly on insect larvae (Diptera, probably chironomids); also snails and ostracods (Ref. 558).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
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