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Mchenga inornata (Boulenger, 1908) |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi; known only from the types. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: 15-16 gill rakers on first ceratobranchial; preorbital 16.7-17.5% HL; teeth in outer rows on dentary and premaxilla of mature males small and bicuspid (Ref. 57549). | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on plankton, and basied on the shape and the silvery coloration, probably lives over sand in the open water (Ref. 5595). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||