Haplochromis Glaucus

📖 Overview

Overview information for Haplochromis Glaucus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Diagnosis: Species with a piscivorous morphology; snout acute in lateral view; outer oral teeth few and large, 25-47; males grey with light blue flank and a dusky to black head; female colour pattern similar to males . Amongst piscivorous species from the Lake Edward system, H. glaucus differs from H. latifrons and H. mentatus by a shorter caudal peduncle, caudal peduncle length 13.4-16.1% of standard length vs. 15.7-18.0%; further from H. latifrons by a longer anal fin base, 17.3-20.3% of standard length vs. 14.7-17.3%; and absence vs. presence of a well-defined mid-lateral band; further from H. mentatus by a broader lower pharyngeal bone, lower pharyngeal width 93.3-95.1% of lower pharyngeal length vs. 83.6-85.7%; a slightly longer pre-pectoral distance, 36.4-39.4% of standard length vs. 33.1-38.2%; and dominant males uniformly light blue vs. yellow-green with a red anterior part of flank . It differs from H. rex and H. simba by a broader interorbital rea, interorbital width 50.957.1% of head width vs. 44.9-52.7%; further from H. rex by a gentler sloping snout, 30-40° vs. 40-50°; acute vs. rounded oral jaws in dorsal view; and dominant males light blue with a blackish operculum and a dusky snout vs. cream-coloured with an orange operculum and a light blue snout; further from H. simba by a broader lower pharyngeal bone, lower pharyngeal width 93.3-95.1% of lower pharyngeal length vs. 83.8-87.9%; absent or weakly developed vs. strongly developed mental prominence; and dominant males uniformly light-blue vs. yellow with an orange anterior part of flank . It differs from H. aquila by the combination of a smaller eye, eye diameter 23.2-28.7% of head length vs. 30.0-31.5%; a narrower head, head width 38.9-40.9% of head length vs. 40.1-43.7%; and dominant males light blue with crimson anal and caudal fins vs. light grey with bright red anal and caudal fins . It differs from H. kimondo, H. curvidens, and H. quasimodo by the combination of a narrower head, head width 38.9-40.9% of head length vs. 42.0-48.1%; large vs. small outer oral teeth; and a smaller number of outer upper jaw teeth, 25-47 vs. 43-71; further from H. kimondo and H. quasimodo by dominant males light blue vs. grey dorsally and yellow or blue-black ventrally . It differs from H. falcatus by the combination of a shorter predorsal distance, 35.4-37.0% of standard length vs. 36.9-41.1%; a steeper lower jaw side, 35-45° vs. 15-25°; weakly recurved vs. strongly recurved outer oral teeth; and dominant males uniformly light blue vs. olive-green with an orange-red anterior part of flank . It differs from H. pardus by the combination of deeper lacrimal, lacrimal depth 18.0-22.7% of head length vs. 16.0-18.3%; a broader interorbital area, interorbital width 50.9-57.1% of head width vs. 39.3-48.4%; and dominant males light blue vs. speckled to uniformly black . It further differs from H. squamipinnis by the combination of a gentler gape inclination, 20-30° vs. 30-45°; absence vs. presence of minute scales on proximal parts of dorsal and anal fins; and dominant males light blue vs. slate blue .

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

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🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Haplochromis Glaucus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical

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