Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis prodromus Trewavas, 1935

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in the littoral zones, particularly where the substrate is hard (sand or shingle), less frequently over mud (Ref. 4983). Feeds on mollusks and insects (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic