Alluaud's haplo
| Alluaud's haplo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Astatoreochromis |
| Species: | A. alluaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904 | |
Alluaud's haplo (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) is a species of freshwater fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is native to East Africa, where it occurs in many lakes, including Lake Victoria.[1]
This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails.[2] In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells.[3] It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1]
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- 1 2 Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.
- ↑ Huysseune, Sire, Meunier (July 1994). "Comparative study of lower pharyngeal jaw structure in two phenotypes of Astatoreochromis alluaudi (teleostei: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052210103.
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