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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Maylandia gallireyae 'Gallireya Reef'.jpg Maylandia sp. 'red top gallireya' Gallireya Reef.jpg Mylochromis sp. 'mollis gallireya' Gallireya Reef.jpg Petrotilapia xanthos 'Gallireya Reef'.jpg Pseudotropheus sp. 'perspicax hara' Gallireya Reef.jpg
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Genus: Mylochromis
Biotope: Intermediate habitat.
Geographic distribution: Lake Malawi; recorded from Gallireya Reef.
Diet: Feeds from the sandy substrate between rocks.
Breeding: Breeding males construct cave-crater bowers.
Special notes: Characterized by a very narrow diagonal band on the flanks that is never continuous. Breeding males have a black breast and black pelvic fins.

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