Description

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 30 - 32.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis luichensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits small and moderate swift running waters; feeds on plant matter; mouthbrooding species (Ref. 28096).

Habitat

benthopelagic