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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps
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Lethrinops micrentodon (unknown locality)
Genus: Lethrinops
Type locality: Lake Nyassa [Domira Bay].
Biotope: Sandy areas at depths between 10–25 m.
Geographic distribution: Endemic to Lake Malawi with a patchy distribution, probably restricted to the southern part of the lake.
Typical adult size: Up to about 12 cm standard length, approximately 15 cm total length.
Diet: Primarily sand and pennate diatoms, with benthic crustaceans occurring occasionally but not forming a major dietary component.
Special notes: Evaluated as Data Deficient (DD). Recorded fishery catches declined by more than 70% in the southern part of Lake Malawi during the 1990s. The species was not recorded in survey trawls conducted in 2007 and 2016.

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