Haplochromis limax Trewavas 1933

Dilepid Cestode larvae Infestation (general sp.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Acanthocephalus Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Mouthbrooding by females.

Occurs in places which are suitable for the growth of aufwuchs. It is never found far from the shore line but the substrata over which it occurs are varied. Aufwuchs, its associated microfauna and macerated phenrogam tissue are the commonest types of ingested matter recorded from the gut. Feeds by scraping food items from the lake bottom (Ref. 558).

Occurs in places which are suitable for the growth of aufwuchs. It is never found far from the shore line but the substrata over which it occurs are varied (Ref. 4983). Aufwuchs, its associated micro-fauna and macerated phanerogam tissue are the commonest types of ingested matter recorded from the gut. Feeds by scraping food items from the lake bottom (Ref. 558).

Haplochromis limax is a species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda where it occurs in Lake George and Lake Edward. This species can reach a length of 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) SL.