Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Anomalochromis

Species: Anomalochromis thomasi (Boulenger, 1915)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Prefers shallow and muddy waters in savannah-like areas, with water temperatures approaching 30°C during the dry season; also found in waters bordering forested areas; when stressed or disturbed, the species will hide in the mud, sometimes up to 30 cm deep; biparental, open substratum spawner (Ref. 52307). Maximum recorded TL was 6.5 cm (Ref. 5599).

Habitat

benthopelagic