Buccochromis oculatus

Buccochromis oculatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Buccochromis oculatus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Buccochromis oculatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Source - * Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. More

Conservation: Buccochromis oculatus is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (DD) Data deficient (2006). More

Buccochromis oculatus, male; photo by Erwin Schraml Buccochromis oculatus, female; photo by Erwin Schraml This oblique-striped species is probably Buccochromis oculatus. The large eye and body shape are fairly distinctive. More

Common names

Buccochromis oculatus in Catalan (Català)
Dimba in Nyanja
Rengasverkkoahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
大眼頰麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese
大眼颊丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Buccochromis
Species : Buccochromis oculatus
Authority : Trewavas, 1935