Fossorochromis

Taxobox
name = "Fossorochromis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Fossorochromis"
genus_authority = Eccles & Trewavas
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "See text."

"Fossorochromis" is a monotypic genus of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. The single species, "Fossorochromis rostratus", is a large (> 20 cm| > 8 in), sexually dimorphic cichlid. As for most cichlids, brood care is highly developed, the eggs and larvae being mouthbrooded by the female.

References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org fishbase.org] version (07/2006).