Deep-water habitat at about 50 m depth,
living in subdued light conditions and
displaying a generally bottom-dwelling
habitus.
Geographic distribution:
South Bay, Nkhata Bay, Malawi.
Special notes:
Assigned by Hanssens (2004) to group 4 of the
deep-water Placidochromis assemblage,
characterized within that framework by
8–10 gill rakers and a barred melanin
pattern. Described as a heavily built
species resembling a small Mylochromis
but lacking a diagonal stripe.
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