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Haplochromis sauvagei (Pfeffer, 1896) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Victoria. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Inhabits the littoral zone where the bottom is hard; especially common over exposed sandy beaches (Ref. 4983). Feeds mainly on gastropods, bottom deposits, which include insect larvae, copepods and diatoms, and Insecta (chiefly larval boring may-flies, Povilla adusta) (Ref. 558). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 31 March 2010 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||