| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi; known only from the types. |
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Diagnosis: 15-16 gill rakers on first ceratobranchial; preorbital 16.7-17.5% HL; teeth in outer rows on dentary and premaxilla of mature males small and bicuspid (Ref. 57549). |
| Feeds on plankton, and basied on the shape and the silvery coloration, probably lives over sand in the open water (Ref. 5595). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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