Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis plagiodon Regan & Trewavas, 1928

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in shallow water over a exposed sandy beach (Ref. 4983). Remains of Diptera and Ephemeroptera larvae (together with many fine sand grains) were found in the intestines of the two specimens which were examined (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic