Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 20. Scales on chest and belly are abruptly different in size compared to those on flank. No scales on cheek.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis malagaraziensis (David, 1937)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Essentially riverine with tendency to colonize quieter waters; near bands of reeds and vegetation fringing the river; very small eggs, plant and insect debris and small crustaceans found in stomach; most probably a mouthbrooder (Ref. 28906).

Habitat

benthopelagic