| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
22.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 18 - 70 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in the southeastern arm and around the Nankhumba Peninsula of the lake. |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: predatory looking, elongate species; relatively longer jaws, more teeth and more longitudinal line scales than most congenerics; outer oral teeth unicuspid or weakly bicuspid and closely set; lachrymal very shallow; premaxillary pedicel short (Ref. 55954).
Coloration: with spots arranged in a kind of oblique line; in most specimens this line does not seem to be continuous, but rather in a stretched elongate "Z" shape, with the transition zone somewhat broader than the more horizontal parts of the line; vertical bars visible (Ref. 55954). |
| Biology: |
Found over sandy substrate. Piscivorous. Feeds by chasing fish close to the substrate (Ref. 5595). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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