Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 30.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Oreochromis

Species: Oreochromis spilurus (Günther, 1894)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Feeds on insects, plants and diatoms (Ref. 2).

Habitat

brackish