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Preliminary studies of predation by Haplochromis longirostris Hilgendorf (Pisces: Cichlidae)
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Author
Buruga, J.H.Date
1966
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Haplochromis longirostris belongs to the piscivorous group of Haplochromis of Lake Victoria, although Greenwood (1962) and Welcomrne (1965) have bothIshown that' insects also form a significant component of the diet. The present study was intended to investigate in detail the predatory behaviour of H. longirostrisboth in aquaria and in the field, but the programme was interrupted afterIonly a few months work.Publisher or University
East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization