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Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 9.1 - 9.5. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 13338); 1°S - 3°S
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13338); 10.3 cm SL (female)
Entomophagous despite its massive enlarged pharyngeal jaw apparatus with molariform dentition (Ref. 13338).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mouthbrooding by females.
Snoeks, J., 1994. The haplochromines (Teleostei, Cichlidae) of Lake Kivu (East Africa): a taxonomic revision with notes on their ecology. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 270:1-221. (Ref. 13338)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries:
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