Haplochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1911)

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  9.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Victoria.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits shallow sandy region (Ref. 4983). Feeds on sub-imaginal Ephemeroptera. Isoptera and colonial blue-green algae were also found in a few specimens. The occurrence of sub-imaginal or adult insects and planktonic blue-green algae, together with the absence of bottom debris suggests that H. macrops feeds at the surface or in mid-water (Ref. 558).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 31 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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