Haplochromis arcanus

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Haplochromis arcanus Greenwood & Gee, 1969

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Greenwood & Gee.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 21 - 48 m. Tropical; 1°N - 3°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: Lake Victoria. Known from two localities only, one south of Nsadzi and the other north of Nsadzi (Ref. 558).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4983)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Recorded from two localities only; over mud bottoms (Ref. 4983).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Mouthbrooder.

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaboratori

van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels, 1991. Haplochromis. p. 100-184. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4983)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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