Haplochromis is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cichlidae. It has been used as the default `wastebin taxon` for Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlids of the East African Rift, and as such became the `largest` fish `genus`. Many of these cichlids are popular aquarium fishes; like similar Haplochromini they are known as `haplos`, `happies` or...
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(from the article `animal behaviour`) Males of certain African cichlid fish (genus Haplochromis) deceive females by means of a body pattern that resembles cichlid eggs. The females, which ... Another remarkable form of mimicry within the same species occurs in the African mouth-breeding cichlid fish of the genus Haplochromis. The female...
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