Haplochromis azureus
Haplochromis azureus is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to groups of islands in the middlepart of the Speke Gulf in the Tanzanian part Lake Victoria.[2] It is restricted to areas of steep, rocky beds where the females and non breeding males congregate in shoals which are often mixed with Haplochromis nyererei. The breeding males are territorial and they are polygynous female mouthbrooders with only the female caring for the eggs and fry. They feed on zooplankton.[2]
| Haplochromis azureus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplochromis |
| Species: | H. azureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplochromis azureus (Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pundamilia azurea Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 | |
References
- Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis azureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T185854A97123761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T185854A97123761.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Haplochromis azureus" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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