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Haplochromis elegans (Cichlid)

Synonyms: Astatotilapia elegans
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Haplochromis elegans is a species of cichlid endemic to Uganda where it occurs in Lake George, Lake Edward and the Kazinga Channel. This species can reach a length of 7.3 centimetres (2.9 in) SL.
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Attributes

Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Migration [2]  Limnodromous

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cichlidogyrus bifurcatus[3]
Gyrodactylus haplochromii <Unverified Name>[3]

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Citations

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♦ 1"The function of egg-spots in an African mouth-brooding cichlid fish", Eva Hert, Animal Behaviour, Volume 37, Part 5, May 1989, Pages 726–732
♦ 2Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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