Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Otopharynx

Species: Otopharynx tetraspilus (Trewavas, 1935)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits vegetated shallow waters in sheltered bays. Feeds on algae and small crustaceans (Ref. 5595).

Habitat

demersal