Haplochromis nubilus

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Blue Victoria mouthbrooder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Haplochromis
Species:
H. nubilus
Binomial name
Haplochromis nubilus
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Tilapia nubila Boulenger, 1906

Haplochromis nubilus, the blue Victoria mouthbrooder, is a species of

omnivorous and feeds on algae, small crustaceans, and insect larvae.[2]

Description

Males are black during spawning with red anal and dorsal fins. Females have dull coloration consisting of brown and green shades. Dominant males become very aggressive and territorial when spawning. As with other cichlids, their life expectancy is around 10 years.

See also

References

  1. . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Haplochromis nubilus" in FishBase. September 2019 version.