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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Previous pageMylochromis sphaerodon 'Senga Bay'
Genus: Mylochromis
Type locality: Domira Bay, Lake Malawi
Biotope: Shallow sandy shores at depths of 5–20 m.
Geographic distribution: Southern part of Lake Malawi, in shallow inshore areas from Kande Island to Mangochi along the western shore and along the eastern shore to Chuanga (Mozambique).
Typical adult size: Up to about 20 cm total length.
Diet: Specialized snail eater; gastropods and other invertebrates are crushed with the large molariform teeth of the lower pharyngeal bone. Stomach contents have included abundant gastropod remains, as well as copepods, cladocerans, algae, and chironomid remains.
Special notes: A deep-bodied species with an oblique diagonal stripe. It is distinguished from related species by its small rounded head and small mouth, as well as by the heavy molariform teeth on the lower pharyngeal bone. It resembles Mylochromis anaphyrmus and Mylochromis mola but differs in its narrower, more solid diagonal stripe.

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Photo: © Ems-Vechte-Aquaristik
Photo: © Ems-Vechte-Aquaristik
Photo: © Ems-Vechte-Aquaristik
Photo: © Ems-Vechte-Aquaristik
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