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Otopharynx mumboensis 'Mumbo Island'<br><font color=gray>Protomelas sp. 'virgatus mumbo'</font>
Genus: Otopharynx
Type locality: Mumbo Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi
Biotope: Intermediate rocky/sandy habitat along the west shore of Mumbo Island, recorded at depths of 6–9 m; also observed over sandy areas with Vallisneria beds.
Geographic distribution: Known only from Mumbo Island in the southwest arm of Lake Malawi.
Typical adult size: Up to about 14 cm total length.
Sexual dimorphism: Live coloration of males is unknown. Females and juveniles grey to creamy with three prominent midlateral dark spots; flank scales with yellow-orange basal spots.
Diet: Diet unknown; intestine with multiple coils and fine gravel observed in one specimen.
Special notes: Described by Oliver (2018) and considered endemic to Mumbo Island. Previously referred to in the aquarium literature as Protomelas sp. ‘virgatus mumbo’. Characterized by a suprapectoral spot situated entirely below the upper lateral line and by enlarged, somewhat molariform teeth in the median columns of the lower pharyngeal bone.

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