| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
9.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in Malawi (Ref. 55898). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Diagnosis: snout length 35.4 % head length; lower jaw length 34.5 % head length; outer oral dentition unicuspid; lachrymal depth 20.3 % head length; cheek depth 25.2 % head length; predorsal distance 36.1 %SL; body depth 34.6 %SL; caudal peduncle length 17.8 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Description: large and heavily-built species; dorsal and ventral body profiles convex; head massive; dorsal head profile above eye convex, concave between eyes; premaxillary pedicel prominent; mouth moderately large; gape inclined at about 20° to horizontal; maxilla extending to vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer and inner oral teeth unicuspid; 3 series of scales on cheek; upper margin of eye not touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal normal, with small slender teeth (Ref. 55898).
Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body silvery yellow; 6-7 vertical bars, only faintly visible directly below dorsal fin; all fins pale; anal fin with greyish leading edge (Ref. 55898). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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