Haplochromis angustifrons Boulenger, 1914

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  Africa: Lakes Edward and George and Kazinga channel.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found offshore, over both mud and sand (Ref. 4983). Feeds on planktonic and benthic animals, of which, respectively, chaoborid and chironomid larvae are the dominant food organisms (Ref. 558).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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