Buccochromis nototaenia
Buccochromis nototaenia (Boulenger, 1902)
Stripeback hap
Buccochromis nototaenia
photo by Reclos, G.J.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  23 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: deeper bodied than B. rhoadesii, B. spectabilis and B. lepturus, and with a large part of the oblique dark lateral band, posterior to the level of the anal fin origin, situated below the upper part of the lateral line; larger interorbital than B. heterotaenia (Ref. 55954). Coloration: subadults: orange color on pelvic fins, anal fin and lower part of caudal fin (Ref. 55954).
Biology:  Stays at an average depth of 10 m in offshore sandy beaches and chases juvenile sand-dwelling cichlids over the open sand (Ref. 5595).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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