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Haplochromis piceatus
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haplochromis piceatus is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Victoria in East Africa.[2] Although listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, since 2005, surveys have failed to find them in their home lake and they are possibly extinct in the wild.[3][4] Captive "safety populations" are maintained at several public aquariums.[4][5]
This species can reach a standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).[2] Males are bluish-black with orange fins and females are grayish. The species generally resembles H. cinereus and H. macrops, also from Lake Victoria, but they differs in having a longer jaw and a higher gill raker count.[5] In the wild they are typically found over muddy bottoms at depths of about 14–18 m (46–59 ft) where they feed on zooplankton and insect larvae, but in captivity they will eat a wide range of standard aquarium fish food.[2][5]
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