Mylochromis Rotundus
📖 Overview
Overview information for Mylochromis Rotundus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lower jaw dentition is “Placidochromis-type,” with the outer series extending relatively straight toward the posterior end of the jaw; body rounded, snout short, eyes large eye which readily distinguished it from most other known oblique striped species; body depth >38% SL, no enlarged pharyngeal teeth which distinguish the species from its congeners except from M. semipalatus and M. melanonotus; snout length 0.9-1.2 x eye diameter .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mylochromis Rotundus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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