Rubricatochromis Guttatus
📖 Overview
Eurytopic; found most frequently in association with stands of emergent or submerged aquatic plants; particularly abundant in shallower and quieter stretches of large rivers, in small lateral tributaries of such streams, in oxbow lakes and in swampy habitats; even maintains breeding populations in coastal lagoons; absent from rapids zone of streams or in headwaters flowing through montane forest . Forest-associated species . Pair-bonding, substrate brooders . Aquarium keeping: aggressive species, requires sufficient space to build territories; omnivore; spawns up to 300 eggs which hatch after 2 days, young are free-swimming after 5 days .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 25. Diagnosis: mouth small, premaxilla moderately protractile . Snout short and obtuse, scarcely longer than eye . 2 middle teeth of upper jaw scarcely longer than others; scales on cheek in 3-4 series . Pharyngeal bone roughly triangular, heavily dentigerous , with 22-24 teeth along posterior margin . Pharyngeal teeth bicuspid with clearly defined minor cusp . Median pharyngeal teeth non-molariform . Orbit narrow, caudal peduncle deep . Dorsal fin commences before root of pectoral . Operculum with large black spot , another black oval spot on side of body , latter sometimes absent . Black spot on caudal peduncle normally present, small and ovoid . Sides of head with round black spots . Irregular distributed pattern of blue spangling on head, body and unpaired fins . Never with multiple series of distinct blotches or bars on flanks . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rubricatochromis Guttatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Reported to form pairs. Female deposits eggs on exposed hard surfaces such as stones or wood. Both parents guard larvae and juveniles for about 4 weeks .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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