Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis flavipinnis (Boulenger, 1906)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits exposed sandy beaches; sheltered bays and gulfs with a soft mud bottom; rocky shelves running out from exposed islands (Ref. 4983). Feeds on fish (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic