Alluaud's haplo

Alluaud's haplo (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) is a species of freshwater fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is native to East Africa, where it occurs in many lakes, including Lake Victoria.[1]

Alluaud's haplo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Astatoreochromis
Species:
A. alluaudi
Binomial name
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
Pellegrin, 1904

This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails.[2] In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells.[3] It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1] The specific name honours Charles A. Alluaud (1861-1949) the French explorer and entomologist who was the collector of the type specimen of this species.[4]

References
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  1. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Astatoreochromis alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60457A12368788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60457A12368788.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Astatoreochromis alluaudi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. Huysseune; Sire; Meunier (July 1994). "Comparative study of lower pharyngeal jaw structure in two phenotypes of Astatoreochromis alluaudi (teleostei: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Journal of Morphology. 221 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052210103. PMID 29865391.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 November 2018.


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