BLUE VICTORIA MOUTHBROODER

Haplochromis nubilus

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IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD)

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
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        Blue Victoria mouthbrooder
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Inhabits shallow inshore areas close to vegetation (Ref. 4983). Lake Victoria populations are largely omnivorous, larval insects and small crustaceans predominate in the diet (Ref. 558).

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	Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 Doubleband surgeonfish
	Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861 Sand grey mullet
	Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 Blackmouth catshark

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