Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis mento Regan, 1922

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits littoral areas with a sand or sand and rock substrate. Most localities are exposed but one is a sheltered gulf (Ref. 4983). The stomachs of a small number of specimens which were examined contained remains of cyprinid and cichlid fish (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic