Fossorochromis

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image =Fossorochromis rostratus - mâle en aquarium 01.jpg

| image_caption = male

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kazembe, J. |author3=Makocho, P. |date=2018 |title=Fossorochromis rostratus |volume=2018 |page=e.T60916A47222504 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60916A47222504.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| parent_authority = Eccles & Trewavas, 1989

| taxon = Fossorochromis rostratus

| authority = (Boulenger, 1899)

| synonyms = *Tilapia rostrata Boulenger, 1899

• Cyrtocara rostrata (Boulenger, 1899)
• Haplochromis rostratus (Boulenger, 1899)
• Haplochromis macrorhynchus Regan, 1922

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Fossorochromis rostratus is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The only species in its genus, it is a relatively large (up to {{convert|24.4|cm|in}} in total length), sexually dimorphic cichlid.{{FishBase |genus= Fossorochromis|species= rostratus| month = February | year = 2013}}

It feeds on small invertebrates that often are caught by sifting mouthfuls of sand. As for most cichlids, brood care is highly developed, the eggs and larvae being mouthbrooded by the female.O'Brien, R: [http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/f_rostratus.php Fossorochromis rostratus.] CichlidForum. Retrieved 16 April 2017.