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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps
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Protomelas sp. 'steveni imperial' Minos Reef.jpg Pseudotropheus sp. 'variable mozambique' Minos Reef.jpg Tropheops sp. 'elongatus metangula' Minos Reef.jpg Tropheops sp. 'mauve yellow' Minos Reef.jpg Tropheops sp. 'yellow gular' Minos Reef.jpg
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Genus: Tropheops
Biotope: 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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