| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
6.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in Malawi (Ref. 55898). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 13-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Diagnosis: head length 33.4-37.0 % SL; snout length 26.1-30.9 % head length; lower jaw length 38.4-39.9 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 29.0-30.5 % head length; lachrymal 17.2-20.6 % head length; eye 38.2-39.9 % head length; interorbital width 21.2-22.0 % head length; 16-18 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 55898).
Description: relatively small species; dorsal body profile more convex than ventral body profile; dorsal head profile slightly convex, in some specimens clearly convex between eyes; snout short, pointed and angular; mouth large and relatively steep angled; gape inclined at more than 20° to horizontal; maxilla extending beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth bicuspid; inner oral teeth unicuspid or tricuspid shouldered; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; eye large; upper margin of eye touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw normal; pharyngeal teeth fine (Ref. 55898).
Coloration: Preserved: body brownish with an iridescent sheen; 6-7 dark vertical bars below dorsal fin; snout and chin dark; all fins pale; some specimens show faint vertical bars on soft dorsal 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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