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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Mylochromis:Greek, mylo = mill + Greek, chromis = a fish without identification, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); rotundus:Name referring to the rounded body shape and particularly the short, rounded snout.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137496); 7.2 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalspines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft 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 (Ref. 137496). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Collected from shallow water in rocky habitats (Ref. 137496).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
