Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis pharyngomylus Regan, 1929

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits areas with a hard bottom (sand, shingle or, less frequently, rock). Often found amongst stands of aquatic plants (Ref. 4983). At a size range of 7.5-11.5 cm SL, this species feeds mainly or even exclusively on mollusks. Both bivalves and gastropods are eaten in approximately equal proportions (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic