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Eclectochromis lobochilus (Trewavas, 1935) |
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photo by
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known only from the holotype taken at Chilumba. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: 15 lower gill-rakers; lips more swollen at the symphyses of the jaws than at the lateral parts (Ref. 55954). Description: outer oral teeth bicuspid; inner oral teeth tricuspid or unicuspid; pharyngeal dentition molariform (Ref. 55954). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||