| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
8.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lake Malawi, Malawi. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. No acutely sloped ethmo-vomerine block. Lower jaw parallel to a line from the tip of the snout to the hypural plate. Compared to P. williamsi, head depth is smaller (88.7-99.4% SL vs. 102%); eyes larger, vertical eye diameter 27.3-32.2% HL vs. 25.5%; lesser body depth (Ref. 41512). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 19 June 2018 (B1a) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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