KAROMO

Oreochromis karomo


External links


IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Media Center Navigation


KAROMO

Images



Choose images

Oreochromis karomo (Poll, 1948) Oreochromis karomo (Poll, 1948)

Page navigation

Page 1





Classification : Text  | Graphic  | Source

Table Of Contents


Overview

Biology

Source and Additional Information
FishBase external link
 
See FishBase for additional references external link
Some rights reserved
Some rights reserved

Occurs at a temperature range of 21.5-29.0 °C; occasionally forms schools; is mainly diurnal (Ref. 2). Males were seen scooping algal debris from the bottom, occasionally moving to adjacent weed beds to rasp epiphytic algae (Ref. 2, 55077). Maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 55077). Excellent to eat (Ref. 53528).