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Haplochromis riponianus (Boulenger, 1911)

Description

Common Names

  • 裂紋樸麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裂纹朴丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Haplochromis

    Species: Haplochromis riponianus (Boulenger, 1911)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Found in exposed and sheltered littoral areas with a sand or rock substrate (Ref. 4983). Is mainly insectivorous. Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera larvae were in the stomachs of the fish which were examined. Bivalves and gastropods were also found in the samples (Ref. 558).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic