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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Tyrannochromis sp. 'macrostoma short pedicel' Kirondo
Genus: Tyrannochromis
Biotope: Intermediate habitat.
Diet: Piscivorous predator.
Breeding: Known from a comparison with T. macrostoma: a sexually active male T. macrostoma builds a semi-circular sand wall against a rock, forming a spawning dish of about 50 cm diameter; this is noted as much smaller than the spawning dish of T. nigriventer, which can exceed 1 m in diameter.
Special notes: A single specimen is reported with a melanin pattern resembling T. macrostoma but with a short premaxillary pedicel; it is referred to as Tyrannochromis sp. 'macrostoma short pedicel'.

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