Description

Diagnosis: differs from H. vonlinnei by a more prominent premaxillary pedicel, a relatively much deeper cheek and less strongly curved oral teeth; live colors on this species are unknown (Ref. 74923).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis altigenis Regan, 1922

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in sheltered gulfs and bays and relatively undisturbed offshore places, over hard and soft substrates (Ref. 4983). The gut content of the specimens which were examined consisted mainly of finely macerated fish remains, identifiable as cichlids (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic