Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis venator Greenwood, 1965

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

More abundant in offshore, open areas than in other regions. Possibly pelagic over mud bottoms in the middle of the lake (Ref. 4983). Is predominantly piscivorous although insects (esp. adult Ephemeroptera) are also eaten (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic