Fossorochromis rostratus

Fossorochromis rostratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Fossorochromis
Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
Species: F. rostratus
Binomial name
Fossorochromis rostratus
(Boulenger, 1899)

Fossorochromis rostratus species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The single species, is a large (24.4 centimetres (9.6 in) TL), sexually dimorphic cichlid.[1]

As for most cichlids, brood care is highly developed, the eggs and larvae being mouthbrooded by the female.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Fossorochromis rostratus
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Fossorochromis rostratus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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