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Alluaud's haplo

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Species of fish

Alluaud's haplo
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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

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.

This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails. In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells. It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 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.

References

  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.). "Astatoreochromis alluaudi". 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. S2CID 46929290.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Astatoreochromis alluaudi


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