Sediment-free rocky habitats, associated with
small to medium-sized rocks.
Geographic distribution:
Occurs along the eastern mainland coast of Lake
Malawi between Chuanga and Meponda.
Aggression:
Belongs to the elongate Tropheops forms,
which are generally less aggressive and less shy than
elongate species retained in Pseudotropheus.
Special notes:
An elongate southern Tropheops species,
formerly included in the Pseudotropheus elongatus
group. It is the only elongate form recorded along the
eastern coast between Chuanga and Meponda.
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