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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Protomelas insignis 'Otter Island'.jpg Tropheops microstoma 'Otter Island'.jpg Tropheops sp. 'gracilior nankumba' Otter Island.jpg Tropheops sp. 'orange chest' Otter Island.jpg Tropheops tropheops 'Otter Island'.jpg
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Genus: Tropheops
Biotope: Sediment-free rocky habitat.
Geographic distribution: Eastern side of the Nankumba Peninsula from Otter Point to Nkhudzi, Lake Malawi.
Sexual dimorphism: Females are light beige with an orange-yellow anal fin. Males are dark, often blue-brown with rusty orange coloration concentrated on the shoulders; in some populations males may appear almost entirely dark.
Special notes: This species closely resembles Tropheops romandi and has previously been confused with Tropheops gracilior. It has not been recorded from Mazinzi Reef or from reefs deeper than 5 m around the Nankumba area.

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