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Pallidochromis tokolosh Turner, 1994 |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 28 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; depth range 50 - 150 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: teeth longer and more widely-spaced, and mouth less upwardly-angled than any known Diplotaxodon species; larger eye and less streamlined than most Rhamphochromis species; inner row teeth near symphysis of the jaws not enlarged (Ref. 55949). Description: relatively elongated; large mouth and eye; prominent mental process (Ref. 55949). Coloration: females and non-breeding males pale silvery-white, only slightly darker dorsally with a brownish cast; ripe/maturing males with dark grey dorsum, head, flanks, dorsal and anal fin, and with pale belly and pelvic fins (Ref. 55949). | |||
| Biology: | Found on shelf areas near the bottom (Ref. 55949). Predatory (Ref. 26712). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||