Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 27 - 29.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis mazimeroensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits clear water rivulets with sandy and stony bottoms; sand, plant debris and algae belonging to Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae found in stomch and gut; mouthbrooder (Ref. 28906).

Habitat

benthopelagic