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Heterochromis multidens (Cichlid)

Synonyms: Paratilapia habereri; Paratilapia multidens; Paratilapia xenodon; Pelmatochromis multidens; Pelmatochromis polyodon (heterotypic)
Language: Finnish

Wikipedia Abstract

Heterochromis multidens is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa. It is the only member of its genus, and the only member of the subfamily Heterochromidinae. This species is likely more closely related to cichlids from the Americas rather than other African cichlids. It can reach a total length of 29.5 cm (11.6 in).
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Prey / Diet

Fenestraria rhopalophylla (babies toes)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0