Blue Victoria mouthbrooder

(Haplochromis nubilus)

Description

Males are black during spawning with red anal and dorsal fins.Females have dull coloration consisting of brown and green shades.Dominant males become very aggressive and territorial when spawning.As with other cichlids,their life expectancy is around 10 years.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Cichlidae
Genus:Haplochromis
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