CARES Species Profile: Harpagochromis sp. ‘orange rock hunter’
Photo by: Paul Burridge
Description
Harpagochromis sp. ‘orange rock hunter’ is rare and difficult to collect due to it's chosen deep water rocky habitat. It is genetically identical to Harpagochromis howesi and therefore is possibly a different color form of H. howesi.
CARES Family: Cichlidae - East Africa
Global Region: Africa
Distribution:
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