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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Genus: Otopharynx
Biotope: Shallow muddy habitats, including extreme shallows along sandy and muddy shores.
Geographic distribution: Recorded at Liuli and Senga Bay; also observed at Kambiri Point on the southwestern shore of Lake Malawi.
Typical adult size: Maximum total length about 18 cm.
Sexual dimorphism: Breeding males are yellow-blue with a metallic blue head and possess egg-spots on the anal fin.
Diet: Occurs in habitats densely populated by small sand-dwelling cichlids. The relatively small mouth indicates feeding on small prey items.
Breeding: May construct a bower; no such structure has been recorded.
Special notes: Very elongate, cylindrical species with three obscure flank blotches arranged in a diagonal line. Previously assigned to Mylochromis and recorded by Snoeks & Hanssens (2004) as O. sp. ‘productus sharp snout’.

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