Congo perch

Coptodon rendalli grow to a maximum length of 45 centimeters, reach a maximum weight of 2.5 kilograms, and possess a high-backed, sideways oblate body. Their body height is 42.2 to 49.4% of their standard length, their head length is 31.1% to 37.5% of their standard length. The top of their head is convex, it sometimes will be concave in large specimen due to the continued growth of their mouth region. Their mouth is studded with short, wide, and thick, two-pointed teeth. Their lower Pharyngeal jaw is as wide as it is long. It's toothed back area is longer than its front area. Seven to 10 gill raker streams are located on the lower branch of their first gill arch. Head and rump are olive-green on their top and paler on their sides. Like all members of the genus Coptodon their breast and belly are often tinted red. Their flanks display a few lateral ligaments. Their olive-green dorsal fin possess a red rim and white to grey spots on their soft streamed section. Fin formula: dorsal XIV–XVII/10–13, anal III/9–10 Scale formula: SL 28–32, 3–5 rows of scales on the sides of their head Vertebrae: 29