Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis parvidens (Boulenger, 1911)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits the littoral and sublittoral zones. May occur commonly over a mud bottom (Ref. 4983). Feeds on cichlid embryos or larvae (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic