Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis obtusidens Trewavas, 1928

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs over shallow water with a soft mud bottom. A few specimens have been caught over sand (Ref. 4983). Feeds mainly on insects (esp. larval Diptera) and mollusks ( particularly the bivalve Corbicula, although some gastropods like Melanoides are also eaten (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic