Alluaud's haplo (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) is a species of freshwater fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is native to East Africa, where it occurs in many lakes, including Lake Victoria.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Astatoreochromis |
| Species: | A. alluaudi
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| Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904
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This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails.[2] In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells.[3] It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1] The specific name honours Charles A. Alluaud (1861–1949) the French explorer and entomologist who was the collector of the type specimen of this species.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c Witte, F.; de Zeeuw, M.P.; Brooks, E. (2010). "Astatoreochromis alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T60457A12368788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60457A12368788.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Astatoreochromis alluaudi". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Huysseune; Sire; Meunier (July 1994). "Comparative study of lower pharyngeal jaw structure in two phenotypes of Astatoreochromis alluaudi (teleostei: Cichlidae)" (PDF). Journal of Morphology. 221 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1002/jmor.1052210103. PMID 29865391. S2CID 46929290.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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