Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 29 - 31.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis azureus (Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs only in rocky substrates. Inhabits moderately steep and steeply sloping large boulder stones. Feeds on plankton. Females and sexually inactive males form foraging shoals, often mixed with P. nyererei.

Habitat

demersal