| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 123 - 125 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Lukoma Bay in Tanzania (Ref. 55898). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Diagnosis: lachrymal 22.2 % head length; snout 30.2 % head length; eye diameter 37.3 % head length; large head, 42.5 %SL; dorsal fin occupies a rather posterior position, with predorsal distance 45.3 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Description: small and deep-bodied species; dorsal body profile convex, ventral body profile straight; snout short and angular; lower jaw relatively large; gape inclined at about 25° to horizontal; maxilla extending beyond vertical at anterior margin of orbit; outer oral teeth mixed bicuspid, unicuspid and shouldered bicuspid; single inner tooth row in both jaws; inner teeth unicuspid or shouldered bicuspid; 3 series of scales on cheek; eye large, protruding slightly beyond dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw normal; most pharyngeal teeth fine and slender, a few enlarged but no molariform teeth along centre line of pharyngeal; gill-rakers on lower limb short and slender (Ref. 55898).
Coloration: Preserved: body pale brownish yellow; six pale vertical bars below dorsal fin; all fins pale yellowish; small dark lappets on dorsal fin; dark leading edge to ventral fin (Ref. 55898). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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