Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Scientific name Fossorochromis rostratus Higher classification Fossorochromis Order Perciformes | Tribe Haplochromini Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Cichlid, Malawi eyebiter, Nimbochromis, Placidochromis, Buccochromis | ||
Fossorochromis rostratus spotlight
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.
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As for most cichlids, brood care is highly developed, the eggs and larvae being mouthbrooded by the female.
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