| Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| 56 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6,123.0 g |
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demersal; depth range - 2 m, |
| Africa: Lake Malawi, rivers flowing into it and the upper Shire River (Ref. 39192, 55954, 79521, 97235). Translocated to the upper Ruo River in Malawi and also to Swaziland (Ref. 7248). |
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| Present in calm coves or slow flowing sections of rivers with vegetation; not common in Lake Malawi, but abundant in larger rivers (Ref. 4967). Mostly found near river outlets and in the southern part of Lake Malawi; most frequently observed in the shallows of Lake Malawi; found over sandy and vegetated areas as well as over rocky substrates; piscivore, hunting mbuna and sand-dwelling haplochromines; mouthbrooder (Ref. 5595). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breeds in summer (Ref. 7248).
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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