Haplochromis theliodon Greenwood, 1960

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Victoria.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits exposed, shallow and sandy beaches (Ref. 4983). The stomach contents of the specimens which were examined indicate that H. theliodon is a bottom feeder. Its diet includes small fishes (cichlids), gastropods, lamellibranchs and insect larvae. Large quantities of bottom debris were also ingested (Ref. 558).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 31 March 2010 (C2a(ii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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