Haplochromis aelocephalus Greenwood, 1959

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Cichlidae \| Pseudocrenilabrinae
Synonyms	Psammochromis aelocephalus, ... more
Common names	怪头朴丽鱼, 怪頭樸麗魚, ... more

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Haplochromis aelocephalus

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Main reference

van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels. 1991. (Ref. 4983)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4983)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range ? - 13 m

Climate / Range

Tropical; 1°N - 2°S

Africa: Lake Victoria. This species has been found in relatively few localities and only in the Uganda waters of the lake (Ref. 558).
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Inhabits areas with firm substrate (sand and rock) (Ref. 4983). Gut contents showed that this species preys on a variety of invertebrate animals and possibly even small fish. Predominant food organisms were insects (esp. dipterous larvae but also Ephemeroptera & Trichoptera larvae). The non-insect food were fish, oligochaete worms, prawns, plant tissue, ostracods, and fragments of lamellibranchs & gastropod shells (Ref. 558).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii,v))	Harmless

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