Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits sandy beaches, exposed or within a sheltered gulf (Ref. 4983). Feeds on both insects (particularly pupal stages) and small fishes (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic