Description

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis xenostoma Regan, 1922

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in sheltered or relatively undisturbed areas where the bottom is soft mud, sand or shingle (Ref. 4983). Feeds on fish (Ref. 558).

Habitat

benthopelagic