Haplochromis pachycephalus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Cichlids ; All specimens but one were caught over soft bottoms some distance off-shore but close to islands[1]. The specimens which were examined contained macerated fish remains in their stomachs. Fragments of Haplochromis species, other cichlids and cyprinids were identified in the samples [2].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Freshwater [3].

Ecology: The species has been found over off shore mud substrate. It is classified as a piscivore (sensu stricto ).[3].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Harpagochromis pachycephalus • Harpagochromis pachycephalus (Greenwood

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 17-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Haplochromis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 67 species and subspecies in this genus:

H. adolphifrederici (Friedrich´s Kivu Haplo) · Sciaenochromis fryeri (Haplochromis Electric Blue) · H. albolabris (Thicklipped Happy) · H. angustifrons gracilior (Boulenger's Kivu Haplo) · H. argyrosoma (Haplochromis Borleyi Redfin) · H. astatodon (Regan's Kivu Haplo) · H. bloyeti (Bloyet's Haplo) · H. breviceps (Happy) · H. burtoni (Burton´s Haplo) · H. buysi (Namib Happy) · H. carlottae (Happy) · H. coulteri (Cunene Happy) · H. crebridens (Sky-Blue Kivu Haplo) · H. eduardianus (Deep Water Hap) · H. erythromaculatus (Bulera Haplo) · H. euchilus (Haplochromis Steveni Thick Bars) · H. fuelleborni (Fuelleborn's Mouthbrooder) · H. gracilicauda (Haplochromis Torpedo Stripe) · H. gracilior (Haplochromis Torpedo Stripe) · H. graueri (Grauer's Kivu Haplo) · H. greenwoodi (Haplochromis Royal Blue) · H. horei (Hore´s Haplo) · H. horii (Hore's Haplo) · H. howesi (Smok) · H. incola (Haplochromis One and a Half Stripe) · H. insidiae (Snoeks' Kivu Haplo) · Sciaenochromis fryeri (Happy) · H. johnstoni (Happy) · H. kamiranzovu (Kamiranzovu Haplo) · H. katavi (Katavi Mouthbrooder) · H. lepturus (Haplochromis Lepturus Green) · H. leuciscus (Elephant-Nose Cichlid) · H. macconneli (McConnel's Haplo) · H. machadoi (Kunene Dwarf Happy) · H. malagaraziensis (Haplochromis Yellow Black Line) · H. mellandi (Haplochromis Margrette Diagonal Stripe) · H. microchrysomelas (Orange Tail Kivu Haplo) · H. horei (Mortimer's Happy) · H. nigritaeniatus (Happy) · H. nigroides (Pellegrin's Kivu Haplo) · H. nubilus (Blue Victoria Mouthbrooder) · H. occultidens (Paedophagous Kivu Haplo) · H. olivaceus (Olive Kivu Haplo) · H. olivaceus devan (Olive Kivu Haplo) · H. orthognathus (Haplochromis Torpedo Kambiri) · H. paucidens (Trimorphic Kivu Haplo) · H. pectoralis (Lake Chala Haplo) · H. placodon (Happy) · H. polystigma (Polystigma) · H. prostoma (Happy) · H. rebeli (Happy) · H. rubescens (Red Kivu Haplo) · H. rudolfianus (Lake Rudolf Haplo) · H. sauvagei (Rock Kribensis0) · H. scheffersi (Scheffers' Kivu Haplo) · H. scheffersi devan (Scheffers' Kivu Haplo) · H. sphaerodon (Haplochromis Trianodon Sandy Shore) · H. spilorhynchus (Happy) · H. straeleni (Bluelip Haplo) · H. strigatus (Haplochromis Sunset) · H. taeniatus (Haplochromis Red Empress) · H. thereuterion (Double Stripe) · H. triaenodon (Haplochromis Borleyi Large) · H. turkanae (Lake Turkana Mouthbrooder) · H. venustus (Venustus) · H. vittatus (Striped Kivu Haplo) · H. woodi (Notchheaded Marblefish)

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Further Reading

• World Atlas of Biodiversity: earth's living resources in the 21st century UNEP-WCMC url p. 292.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Kaufman, L. 1996. Haplochromis pachycephalus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Kaufman, L. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. 2010. Haplochromis pachycephalus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 128384
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32014
• Fishbase Species ID: 6809
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 648612
• IUCN ID: 213029
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 112348

Footnotes

1. van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels (1991). Haplochromis. p. 100-184. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, B ... [back]
2. Greenwood, P.H. (1981). The Haplochromine fishes of the East African lakes. Kraus International Publications, München. 839 p. [back]
3. Witte, F. & de Zeeuw, M.P. 2010. Haplochromis pachycephalus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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