Description

Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8; Vertebrae: 27 - 30.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Orthochromis

Species: Orthochromis stormsi (Boulenger, 1902)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Rheophilic; mainly feeds on algae and aufwuchs, animal matter is rarely taken; polygamous, ovophilic, maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307).

Habitat

benthopelagic