Author: (Poll, 1944)
FBname: Bluelip haplo
Comments: <i>Aastatoreochromis straeleni</i> is primarily a riverine species, prefering clear water and caught in swampy flooded areas and marginal vegetation  with a high water transparency (Ref. 126033). In Lake Tanganyika, it is found only at the mouths of rivers and in their associated swamps (Ref. 6770). Omnivorous, swamp-dweller (Ref. 6770), reported to feed mainly on snails, ostracods and insects (Ref. 126033). This species is a mouth-brooder (Ref. 126033).