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Ecology of Haplochromis pundamilia
 
Main Ref. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes, 1998
Remarks Confined to rocky substrates. A cryptic species inhabiting moderately steep and steep shores with medium to large boulders, where it lives in large crevices between rocks, predominantly in shallow waters and in rockpools within emerged rocky reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic insect larvae, especially Ephemeroptera, but occasionally takes zooplankton, small fish and Bryozoa.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Haplochromis pundamilia may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes, 1998
Feeding habit variable
Feeding habit Ref. Seehausen, O., E. Lippitsch, N. Bouton and H. Zwennes, 1998
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.68 0.53 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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