Haplochromis omnicaeruleus (Seehausen & Bouton, 1998)

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Haplochromis omnicaeruleus : .
Neochromis omnicaeruleus : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 b : 155-161, fig. 11, pl. 2a-2f (senior synonym)Neochromis omnicaeruleus. | Seehausen et al., 1998 a : 133, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155-161, 162, 168, 223, 224, fig. 11, pl. 2a-2f (senior synonym)Mbipi, the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Victoria: description of three new genera and fifteen new species (Teleostei)..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Colour pattern : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Current distribution known : known from clear water areas in south-eastern Lake Victoria: islands in the open lake along the western shores of Ukerewe Island, the Sengerema region, and in the western half of the Speke Gulf. It is likely that the species is more widely distributed .
Dentition : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Distribution_references : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Food habits / trophic level : feeds primarily on epilithic filamentous Chlorophyta and Cyanophyta where it inhabits gentle slopes, and on Cyanophyta and diatoms on steep slopes .
Food habits / trophic level_references : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Habitat / home range : restricted to rocky shores where it lives at depths ranging from 1 to 6 m and inhabits steeply sloping large boulder shores as well as gently sloping small boulder shores .
Habitat_references : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Morphology / anatomy : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Reproduction : a polygynous female mouth brooder with maternal parental care. Spawning takes place throughout the year .
Reproduction_references : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Scales : Seehausen & Bouton, 1998b .
Size : 114.7 mm SL .
Types :
- Neochromis omnicaeruleus Seehausen & Bouton, 1998: 155-161, fig. 11, pl. 2a-2f. Type locality: Makobe Island, Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Holotype RMNH 33160; paratypes RMNH 33161, RMNH 33162-33178, RMNH 33179-33183, RMNH 33184-33192, RMNH 33193-33196, RMNH 33197, RMNH 33198-33199, RMNH 33200-33204, RMNH 33205-33207, RMNH 33507, TAFIRI 12-27, TAFIRI 29, TAFIRI 28, RMNH 33208-33209, RMNH 33210-33212, RMNH 33213-33215, RMNH 33216, RMNH 33217-33218, RMNH 33219, RMNH 33220, TAFIRI 10-11.