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Genus: Pseudotropheus
Biotope: Rocky habitat with biocover at a depth of about 20 m.
Geographic distribution: Only known from Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi.
Sexual dimorphism: Females are light beige with a distinct barring pattern and a black margin to the dorsal fin; males show much less obvious barring.
Diet: Both sexes bite into the biocover on rocks; it is not known whether they extract invertebrates or browse algae.
Breeding: Males are territorial.
Aggression: Not very aggressive, although males defend territories.
Special notes: A very small mbuna with a body shape resembling an elongate miniature member of Tropheops. It may show affinities with Pseudotropheus perspicax, but no specimens have yet been collected for detailed examination.

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