Haplochromis pseudopellegrini

Haplochromis pseudopellegrini
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Haplochromini
Genus:	Haplochromis
Species:	H. pseudopellegrini
Binomial name
	Haplochromis pseudopellegrini; Greenwood, 1967
Synonyms
	Prognathochromis pseudopellegrini (Greenwood, 1967)

Haplochromis pseudopellegrini is a species of cichlid populating Africa's freshwater Lake Victoria. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.^[2]

Lifestyle

The Haplochromis pseudopellegrini is a carnivore that is usually in close offshore areas and some deep areas, and near the lake's muddy floor.^[3]

Diet

The Haplochromis pseudopellegrini feeds on other freshwater fish in its lake habitat. There is little data on the cichlid's exact diet. The cichlid is harmless to humans.

References

^ Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. 2010. Haplochromis pseudopellegrini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis pseudopellegrini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis pseudopellegrini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[1] Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. 2010. Haplochromis pseudopellegrini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis pseudopellegrini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haplochromis pseudopellegrini" in FishBase. February 2013 version.

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