Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Used for snail control (Ref.4967). Not confined to any particular type of substrate in Lake Victoria. Ubiquitous in waters less than 20 m. Found in papyrus swamps [1]. Omnivorous , swamp-dweller[2].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Allauad's Haplo, Alluaud´s Haplo, Alluaud's haplo
Common Names in German:
Alluaudi-Buntbarsch
Common Names in Luo:
Hamaga
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
奥氏溪丽鲷, 奧氏溪麗鯛
Common Names in Other:
Icyasamyi, Ifuro, Ikaje, Nyiramuhundi
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
This species is found over all substrates in the littoral
zone (along
rocky shores
, over sand
and over mud
), except vegetation. The species
is a pharyngeal
mollusc crushers.[3].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 5.13 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Cichlidae
()
- Genus:
Astatoreochromis
()
- Pellegrin, 1904
- Specific name:
alluaudi
- Pellegrin, 1904
- Scientific name: - Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904
- Specific name:
alluaudi
- Pellegrin, 1904
- Genus:
Astatoreochromis
(
- Family:
Cichlidae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Astatore alluaudi (Pellegrin • Astatoreochromis alluaudi alluaudi Pellegrin • Astatoreochromis alluaudi occidentalis Greenwood • Haplochromis alluaudi (Pellegrin
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 19-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Astatoreochromis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. alluaudi (Allauad's Haplo) · A. alluaudi alluaudi (Alluaud's Haplo) · A. straeleni (Bluelip Haplo)
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Further Reading
- ... The genera of fishes. .. A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature. By David Starr Jordan. Stanford University, Calif., The University, 1917-1920. url p. 510.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 100, p. 127, p. 137, p. 141, p. 165, p. 167, p. 169, p. 173, p. 174, p. 175, p. 214, p. 224, p. 228, p. 231, p. 233, p. 236, p. 239, p. 241, p. 270, p. 271, p. 274, p. 277, p. 278, p. 285, p. 286, p. 290, p. 298, p. 315, p. 318, p. 320, p. 321, p. 322, p. 325, p. 340, p. 349, p. 356, p. 357.
- Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 242.
- The Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society. London; Longmans, Green, [1910]-1942. url p. 13.
- The genera of fishes. ..: A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature / By David Starr Jordan. Stanford University, Calif.: The University, 1917-1920. url p. 510.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. 16 1969 New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- url p. 21.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 120847
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31059
- Fishbase Species ID: 4688
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13540654
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649031
- IUCN ID: 193089
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103228
Footnotes
- van Oijen, M.J.P. and J. Snoeks (1991). Astatoreochromis. p. 9-10. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Pari ... [back]
- Brichard, P. (1989). Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. [back]
- Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Astatoreochromis alluaudi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
