Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Heterochromis

Species: Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900)

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Location

Biology

Old males can exhibit a remarkable head profile with a well-developed hump; probably a biparental substrate spawner (Ref. 52307).

Habitat

benthopelagic