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Cichlidae
Orthochromis rugufuensis
Orthochromis rugufuensis
Five Point Seven Centimeters Cichlid from African Waters
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallOrthochromis rugufuensis is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Orthochromis
- Maximum length
- 5.7 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: endemic to the Rugufu River system (Lake Tanganyika basin), western Tanzania (Ref. 28906 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
