Haplochromis barbarae Greenwood, 1967
Haplochromis barbarae
photo by Anseeuw, D.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  10.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 3 m
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Victoria.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in shallow, exposed sandy beaches, over a hard substrate situated a short distance off-shore near the water lily zone fringing a papyrus swamp (Ref. 4983). The gut of the specimens which were examined contained recently fertilized cichlid ova (Ref. 558).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 March 2010 (C2a(ii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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