Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Max. size: |
12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Distribution: |
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known only from the holotype taken at Chilumba. |
Diagnosis: |
Diagnosis: 15 lower gill-rakers; lips more swollen at the symphyses of the jaws than at the lateral parts (Ref. 55954).
Description: outer oral teeth bicuspid; inner oral teeth tricuspid or unicuspid; pharyngeal dentition molariform (Ref. 55954). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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