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Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus (Hilgendorf, 1888)

Description

Common Names

  • 項鱗樸麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 项鳞朴丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Haplochromis

    Species: Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus (Hilgendorf, 1888)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Inhabits exposed littoral zones (Ref. 4983). The stomachs of the specimens which were examined contained fragments of plant tissue and numerous epiphytic algae (Ref. 558).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic