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Sunset hap

Dimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sunset hap (Dimidiochromis strigatus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the sunset hap

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sunset hap live?

Not recorded

Is the sunset hap endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sunset hap classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusDimidiochromis
  7. SpeciesDimidiochromis strigatus (Regan, 1922)

Synonyms Cyrtocara strigata, Haplochromis strigatus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Haplo sunsetEnglish
  • Haplochromis sunsetEnglish
  • viherveitsihautojaFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sunset hap

Other species in the same genus Dimidiochromis.

Kiwinge

Dimidiochromis kiwinge

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sunset hap?

The sunset hap (Dimidiochromis strigatus) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sunset hap (Dimidiochromis strigatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-hap

MLA

“Sunset hap (Dimidiochromis strigatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-hap.

BibTeX
@misc{sunset_hap_2026,
  title = {Sunset hap (Dimidiochromis strigatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sunset-hap},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}