Alluaud's haplo

Alluaud's haplo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Astatoreochromis
Species: A. alluaudi
Binomial name
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
Pellegrin, 1904

Alluaud's haplo (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) is a species of freshwater fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is native to East Africa, where it occurs in many lakes, including Lake Victoria.[1]

This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails.[2] In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells.[3] It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. FishBase. 2015.
  3. ↑ Huysseune; Sire; Meunier (July 1994). "Comparative study of lower pharyngeal jaw structure in two phenotypes of Astatoreochromis alluaudi (teleostei: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Journal of Morphology. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052210103.


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