| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 11.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 2 - 3 m |
| Africa: Lake Malawi. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 9-10. Diagnosis: 13-16 gill rakers on first ceratobranchial (Ref. 57549), 4-6 on epibranchial (Ref. 27597). No yellow ocelli on anal fin of females and non-breeding males; breeding males with black markings in caudal fin; preorbital 18.1-22.1% HL; teeth in outer rows on dentary and premaxilla of mature males small and bicuspid (Ref. 57549). |
| Forages in the water column, feeding mainly on zooplankton. |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 22 May 2018 (B1ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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