Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Clupeiformes
Anguilliformes
Gymnotiformes
Notacanthiformes
Percopsiformes
Squaliformes
Ateleopodiformes
Orectolobiformes
Torpediniformes
Kurtiformes
Myxiniformes
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei
Salmoniformes
Albuliformes
Polypteriformes
Holocentriformes
Lampriformes
Gonorynchiformes
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Carangaria/misc
Lophiiformes
Echinorhiniformes
Lamniformes
Rajiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Ovalentaria/misc
Ophidiiformes
Stomiiformes
Atheriniformes
Cichliformes

Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvage, 1883)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Astatotilapia

Species: Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvage, 1883)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Africa: restricted to the coastal river systems of Tanzania; although this species is also reported from other localities in Kenya, Uganda, the upper Niger River and probably also the Nile River, these populations are considered as not conspecific (Ref. 13338). Reports from Lake Chad basin (Ref. 53405) refer to Astatotilapia tchadensis (Ref. 112399). IUCN listed Haplochromis aff. bloyeti as data deficient (DD).

Biology

Found in rivers, streams and small freshwater lakes (Ref. 4967). Ovophilic, agamous maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307).

Habitat

benthopelagic