Alluaud's haplo

Alluaud's haplo
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]

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.
  3. 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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