Thoracochromis buysi

Astatoreochromini
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
Astatoreochromis straeleni
Haplochromini - Riverines
Haplochromis burtoni
Haplochromis desfontainii
Haplochromis stappersii
Haplochromini - George / Edward
Haplochromis aeneocolor
Haplochromis limax
Haplochromis sp. "emerald fire"
Haplochromis sp. "steilstirn"
Haplochromini - Kivu
Haplochromis olivaceus
Haplochromis rubescens
Haplochromis sp. "Bukavu"
Haplochromis sp. "Luvungi"
Haplochromis vittatus
Haplochromini - Kyoga
Haplochromis latifasciatus
Haplochromis sp. "all red Kyoga & Nawampassa"
Haplochromis sp. "golden duck"
Haplochromis sp. "red fin piebald"
Haplochromis sp. "ruby green"
Haplochromis sp. "silver stilleto"
Haplochromis sp. "torpedo kribensis"
Neochromis sp. "madonna"
Pyxichromis orthostoma
Haplochromini - Malawi
'Astatotilapia' calliptera
Haplochromini - Victoria
Haplochromis brownae
Haplochromis chilotes
Haplochromis chromogynos
Haplochromis cyaneus
Haplochromis fischeri
Haplochromis ishmaeli
Haplochromis melanopterus
Haplochromis nubilus
Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus
Haplochromis paropius
Haplochromis parvidens
Haplochromis perrieri
Haplochromis phytophagus
Haplochromis piceatus
Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus
Haplochromis sauvagei
Haplochromis sp. "44"
Haplochromis sp. "argens"
Haplochromis sp. "blue obliquidens"
Haplochromis sp. "Entebbe"
Haplochromis sp. "fine bar scraper"
Haplochromis sp. "fire"
Haplochromis sp. "flameback"
Haplochromis sp. "hippo point salmon"
Haplochromis sp. "kenya gold"
Haplochromis sp. "Matumbi hunter"
Haplochromis sp. "Migori"
Haplochromis sp. "orange rock hunter"
Haplochromis sp. "red back scraper"
Haplochromis sp. "red fire Emesside"
Haplochromis sp. "red rock sheller"
Haplochromis sp. "red tail sheller"
Haplochromis sp. "striped rock crusher"
Haplochromis sp. "tipped blue"
Haplochromis sp. "tomato"
Haplochromis thereuterion
Haplochromis xenognathus
Lithochromis rubripinnis
Lithochromis rufus
Lithochromis xanthopteryx
Mbipia lutea
Mbipia mbipi
Neochromis omnicaeruleus
Neochromis rufocaudalis
Neochromis sp. "Bihiru scraper"
Neochromis sp. "Mbita Point"
Platytaeniodus degeni
Pundamilia azurea
Pundamilia igneopinnis
Pundamilia macrocephala
Pundamilia nyererei
Pundamilia pundamilia
Pundamilia sp. "blue bar"
Pundamilia sp. "crimson tide"
Pundamilia sp. "nyanza"
Pundamilia sp. "red flank"
Pundamilia sp. "red head"
Pseudocrenilabrini
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor ssp. multicolor
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor ssp. victoriae
Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi
Pseudocrenilabrus philander ssp. dispersus
Serranochromini
'Haplochromis' demeusii
'Haplochromis' polli
'Orthochromis' stormsi
Schwetzochromis neodon
Thoracochromis brauschi
Thoracochromis buysi
Tropheini
'Ctenochromis' horei

Serranochromini

Thoracochromis buysi
(Penrith, 1970)
Synonyms: Haplochromis buysi Penrith, 1970

Total length
Standard length
Trophic group
Conservation Status (IUCN)

Category

11.0 cm
(4.3 in.)

14.0 cm
(5.5 in.)

Detritivore / Phytophagous

Least concern

Thoracochromis buysi (Penrith, 1970) male
© Haplochromis / S. Dubreuil, 2005

Thoracochromis buysi (Penrith, 1970) holding female

Distribution: Cunene River.