Description

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Common Names

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Giant Haplochromis , English , USA

Giant Haplochromis , English , Global

Vihermalawinhautoja , Finnish , Finland

尖吻半非鯽 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尖吻半非鲫 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mbuna , Nyanja (Chichewa) , Malawi

Binga la blue , Tonga , Malawi

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Hemitilapia

Species: Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1902

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabits sandy bottoms with swards of Vallisneria. Feeds by scraping epiphytic algae from the leaves, grasping a leaf in its mouth and working along it (Ref. 267).

Habitat

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benthopelagic