Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis nyanzae Greenwood, 1962

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits relatively sheltered or exposed areas over hard bottoms (sand or shingle) (Ref. 4983). The stomachs of the specimens which were examined contained remains of fish identifiable as Haplochromis (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic