Description

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 30 - 31.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis rubrolabialis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits relatively clear, swift and shallow water with rocky bottom; found near the ground trying to hide between the stones and boulders; probably mouthbrooding (Ref. 28906).

Habitat

benthopelagic