Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25 - 26. Can be diagnosed from other congeners by slightly deeper caudal peduncle (17.6-19.6% SL, vs. 15.6-17.4 % in Krobia itanyi), dark lateral band reaching to end of dorsal-fin base (vs. ending well before in Krobia itanyi), two prominent dark interorbital stripes (vs. faint or obsolete in Krobia itanyi, absent in Krobia guianensis), slightly curved suborbital stripe (vs. straight); presence of dark brown spot anterolaterally on each side of the lower jaw (vs. absence) (Ref. 89398).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Krobia

Species: Krobia xinguensis Kullander, 2012

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic