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| Scientific Name | Astatotilapia bloyeti (Sauvage, 1883) |
| Common Name | Bloyet's Haplo |
| Type Locality | Kandoa, Tanzania [Mkondowa River near Kilosa]. |
| Synonym(s) | Astatotilapia sparsidens, Astatotilapia strigigena, Chromis strigigena, Ctenochromis strigigena, Haplochromis bloyeti, Haplochromis sparsidens, Haplochromis strigigena, Hemichromis bloyeti, Paratilapia bloyeti, Paratilapia kilossana, Tilapia bloyeti, Tilapia sparsidens, Tilapia strigigena |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: restricted to the coastal river systems of Tanzania. Although this species is also reported from other localities in Kenya, Uganda, the upper Niger River, Lake Chad and probably also the Nile River, these populations are considered as conspecific. IUCN listed Haplochromis aff. bloyeti as data deficient (DD). African Waters, Tanzania Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 7, pp 159 [16]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.445.2606 | |
| Last Update | 2021 Jul 15 02:19 (species record created: 2010 Dec 10 03:15) |