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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Tropheops sp. 'black hara' Gallireya Reef.jpg Tropheops sp. 'macrophthalmus chitimba blue' Gallireya Reef.jpg Tropheops sp. 'macrophthalmus gallireya' Gallireya Reef.jpg
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Genus: Tropheops
Biotope: Intermediate habitat.
Geographic distribution: Gallireya Reef in Youngs Bay (near Chitimba).
Sexual dimorphism: Males are bright yellow with a narrow black submarginal band in the ventral fins and a dark edge to the anal fin. Females are gray. Males differ subtly from the yellow male form of T. sp. ‘macrophthalmus chitimba’ in fin markings and body proportions.
Special notes: Member of the “macrophthalmus chitimba” complex. Distinguished from T. sp. ‘macrophthalmus chitimba’ and T. sp. ‘macrophthalmus chitimba blue’ by gray females and slight morphological differences, including a slightly shallower body and less acute snout compared to the yellow-female form.

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