Description

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 32.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis kasuluensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in rather slow running water, in a section bordered with dense vegetation and in a small shallow stony brook with rather swift water; seems to be more common in fast flowing water between the stones; detritus eater; female mouthbrooder (Ref. 28906).

Habitat

benthopelagic