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Mchenga cyclicos (Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye, 1993) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.12 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 2 - 3 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Diagnosis: 10-12 gill rakers on outer ceratobranchial (Ref. 27597, 57549), 4-5 on outer epibranchial (Ref. 27597). No yellow ocelli on anal fin of females and non-breeding males; breeding male with black markings in caudal fin; teeth in outer rows on dentary and premaxilla of mature males small and bicuspid (Ref. 57549). | |||
| Biology: | Forages in the water column, feeding mainly on zooplankton (Ref. 27597). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 09 June 2018 (B1a+2a) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||