Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 27 - 30.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Haplochromis

Species: Haplochromis rufus (Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

This species is restricted to rocky substrates. Inhabits inshore, on gentle, as well as on steep slopes. Feeds on insect larvae and snails (Ref. 27668).

Habitat

demersal