Description

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; 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 polyacanthus (Boulenger, 1899)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Rheophilic (Ref. 52307).

Habitat

benthopelagic