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Etymology: Haplochromis: Greek, Haploos = single + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); latifrons: Specific name from Latin 'latus' for 'wide' and 'frons' for 'forehead'; referring to very broad interorbital area for a piscivorous species (Ref. 126312).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 126312)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 15 - 16; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8; Vértebra: 30. Diagnosis: Species with a piscivorous morphology; body very shallow, its body depth 27.2-30.1% of standard length; interorbital area flat and broad, interorbital width 57.4-63.3% of head width; outer oral teeth few and large, number of upper outer teeth 24-42; females green dorsally, white ventrally, and with a well-defined mid-lateral band; dominant male colour pattern unknown (Ref. 126312). Amongst piscivorous species from the Lake Edward system, Haplochromis latifrons differs from all, except H. mentatus and H. kimondo, by the combination of a broader interorbital area, interorbital width 57.4-63.3% of head width vs. 39.3-57.1%; a shorter anal fin base, anal fin base 14.7-17.3% of standard length vs. 17.1-22.2%; and a smallernumber of branched anal-fin rays, 7-8 vs. 9-11, rarely 8 (Ref. 126312). It differs from H. mentatus by the combination of a shorter dorsal-fin base, dorsal-fin base 47.2-50.1% of standard length vs. 50.3-54.2%; a strongly vs. weakly prominent premaxillary pedicel; a gentler sloping lower jaw side, 25-30° vs. 30-45°; juveniles and females green dorsally and white ventrally vs. uniformly yellow-green; and presence vs. absence of a well-defined mid-lateral band (Ref. 126312). It differs from H. kimondo by the combination of large vs. small outer oral teeth; a smaller number of outer upper jaw teeth, 24-42 vs. 43-70; and a shorter anal-fin base, anal-fin base 14.7-17.3% of standard length vs. 17.0-19.2% (Ref. 126312).
Based on its morphology, most probably a piscivorous species (Ref. 126312).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Vranken, N., M. Van Steenberge, A. Heylen, E. Decru and J. Snoeks, 2022. From a pair to a dozen: the piscivorous species of Haplochromis (Cichlidae) from the Lake Edward system. Eur. J. Taxon. 815:1-94. (Ref. 126312)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
