| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
45 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi and upper Shire River. |
| Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: teeth rather long and widely-spaced; premaxillary pedicel and jaws relatively short; eye rather small; cheek depth relatively large (Ref. 55949).
Description: small, slender and streamlined; snout acutely pointed; mouth small; jaws delicate; teeth slender, curved and rather widely-spaced (Ref. 55949). |
| Biology: |
Found at fairly deep levels of the open water. Piscivorous (Ref. 5595). |
| 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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