Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 31.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis rugufuensis De Vos & Seegers, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found among vegetation roots and wood at the edge of a small brook, with relatively gentle water flow, crossing a woodland area (Ref. 28906).

Habitat

benthopelagic