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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Protomelas fenestratus 'Chitimba'.jpg Sciaenochromis fryeri 'Chitimba Bay Deep'.jpg Tropheops sp. 'chitimba'.jpg Tropheops sp. 'macrophthalmus chitimba blue' Chitimba Bay Deep.jpg Tropheops sp. 'macrophthalmus chitimba' Chitimba Bay Deep.jpg
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Genus: Tropheops
Biotope: Shallow transition zone with very large sandstone slabs; males hold territories in holes within the slabs.
Geographic distribution: Chitimba Bay, Lake Malawi.
Typical adult size: Estimated maximum total length about 8 cm.
Sexual dimorphism: Females are very light-bodied with faint beige bars and a bright yellow anal fin.
Special notes: A closely similar form, Tropheops sp. ‘band’, occurs at Nkhata Bay and was discussed in relation to “band” versus “no band” males; females there were described as gray with light yellowish-gray fins, and banded territorial males averaged about 1 cm longer than the other form. Tropheops sp. ‘chitimba’ has been suggested as a possible geographical variant of Tropheops sp. ‘mauve’, but “normal” colored individuals of that species are reported from comparable habitats both north and south of Chitimba Bay.

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