Deep-water habitat below 50 m,
recorded from 104–109 m,
within the deep-living Placidochromis
assemblage inhabiting subdued light
conditions.
Geographic distribution:
Lake Malawi: Youngs Bay (Malawi),
Wissman Bay (Tanzania), and Chiwanga
Bay (Mozambique).
Special notes:
Belongs to the deep-water
Placidochromis radiation documented by
Hanssens (2004), comprising numerous
species living at depths exceeding
50 m and sharing a barred melanin
pattern while differing in morphological
characters. Placed in group 4 of the
deep-water assemblage (species with
8–10 gill rakers).
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