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Haplochromis rufocaudalis (Seehausen & Bouton 1998)

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Life Cycle

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Mouth brooder with maternal parental care. Males defend spawning territories against conspecific and other Neochromis males. Brooding females occur among rock boulders in very shallow water.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 30
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Biology

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Inhabits shallow waters of most rocky areas. Females, non-territorial males and subadults forage in shoals of sized-matched individuals. Feeds predominantly on epilithic algae (Ref. 27668).
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Haplochromis rufocaudalis

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Haplochromis rufocaudalis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is known with certainty from Sengerema, the Speke Gulf and Mwanza Gulf though it may occur in other locations. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2016). "Haplochromis rufocaudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60577A97120533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T60577A97120533.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis rufocaudalis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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Haplochromis rufocaudalis: Brief Summary

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Haplochromis rufocaudalis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria where it is known with certainty from Sengerema, the Speke Gulf and Mwanza Gulf though it may occur in other locations. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.

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