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Haplochromis barbarae Greenwood, 1967 |
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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. | |||
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| 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 | |||