''Haplochromis obliquidens'' is an African species of

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found in

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and the adjacent reaches of the

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. This species can reach a

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of . Another species sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, '' Astatotilapia latifasciata'' of the

Lake Kyoga Lake Kyoga or Lake Kioga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake ...

system, is frequently labelled as ''Haplochromis'' "zebra obliquidens", which sometimes cause confusion between the species. Unlike that species, ''H. obliquidens'' is not known from the aquarium trade.

References

obliquidens Fish described in 1888 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Haplochromis-stub