Labrochromis mawepili

Labrochromis mawepili Mahulu & Seehausen, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Etymology: Labrochromis: Greek, labros = furious + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); mawepili: Name 'mawepili' from a Swahili words 'mawe' and 'pili', meaning 'stone' and 'second', in reference to the similarity in habitat association between this species and L. mawe and the superficial resemblance with the latter.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Africa: Tanzania.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137953)

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Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The species is mainly found in offshore areas at depths greater than 4 meters, characterized by gently to moderately sloping terrain with substrates of small boulders and steep rocks. Its diet consists primarily of snails and ostracods, with insect larvae consumed occasionally and in smaller proportions (Ref. 137953).

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Mahulu, A. and O. Seehausen, 2025. Two new cichlid species of the genus Labrochromis from rocky reefs of Lake Victoria, Tanzania (Perciformes, Cichlidae). ZooKeys 1240:117-137. (Ref. 137953)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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