Haplochromis limax

Haplochromis limax is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. More

Conservation: Haplochromis limax is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (LC) Least Concern (2006). More

Haplochromis limax are not found in Lake Victoria itself. They originate from the satellite lakes in the Victorian basin north of Lake Tanganyika. More

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Haplochromis nigricans, Haplochromis limax, Haplochromis burtoni and Haplochromis nyererei. The aquarium to house A. brownae should be at least 90 cm long and sexing of the fish is relatively easy, even at the juvenile stage (males and females show colour at approx. More

Common names

Entonga in Chiga
Entonga in Konjo
Haplochromis limax in Catalan (Català)
Roter Lake-Edward-Maulbrüter in German (Deutsch)
Tulievähautoja in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Viktoria-Feuerbuntbarsch in German (Deutsch)
黏朴丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黏樸麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Haplochromis
Species : Haplochromis elegans
Authority : Trewavas, 1933