Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904

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Alluaud's haplo (Astatoreochromis alluaudi) is a species of freshwater fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is native to East Africa, where it occurs in many lakes, including Lake Victoria.

This fish reaches about 19 centimeters in maximum length. It lives in swampy waters. It is omnivorous and is utilized to control snails. In the wild, snails make up a significant part its diet. This is reflected in its thick jaw, adapted to crush shells. It is not considered to be a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The specific name honours Charles A. Alluaud (1861–1949) the French explorer and entomologist who was the collector of the type specimen of this species.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904

Name authority

Pellegrin, 1904

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Cichliformes

Family

Cichlidae

Genus

Astatoreochromis

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderCichliformes
11. familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
12. subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
13. genusAstatoreochromis Pellegrin, 1904
14. speciesAstatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904

Close classified relatives

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Names & synonyms

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Source literature & publication evidence

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1. Pellegrin, J. (1904). Contribution à l’étude anatomique, biologique et taxinomique des poissons de la famille des Cichlidés. Mémoires de La Société Zoologique de France, v. 16 (nos 2–4): 41–400, Pls. 4–7. [Although dated 1903, apparently published in 1904.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:HNHZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.