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Pseudotropheus novemfasciatus 'Chia'<br><font color=gray>Pseudotropheus sp. 'lucerna brown chia' Chia</font>
Genus: Pseudotropheus
Type locality: Domira Bay, Lake Malawi
Biotope: Shallow, sediment-rich habitat with sandy bottom and reedy shoreline, locally associated with beds of Vallisneria.
Geographic distribution: Recorded from Domira Bay and from Chingole, approximately 36 km north of Domira Bay, Lake Malawi.
Typical adult size: Holotype 65 mm total length.
Special notes: Originally described by Regan (1922). Diagnostic characters include a lower jaw shorter than the upper and a rounded mouth. The species name refers to the presence of nine vertical bars on the flank and caudal peduncle (novemfasciatus = nine bars). An adult male attributed to this species shows a very convex upper head profile and a steep vomer angle; however, the species remains placed in Pseudotropheus pending further comparative material.

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