Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Genus:	Otopharynx
Type locality:	Domira Bay, Lake Malawi
Biotope:	Sandy bays; reported at 9 m depth.
Geographic distribution:	Mainly southern Lake Malawi; reported from Kambiri Point and reputedly from various localities around the lake.
Typical adult size:	Up to 18 cm total length.
Sexual dimorphism:	Males larger with more developed fins; coloration identical in both sexes.
Diet:	Feeds by sifting invertebrates from sand and benefits from sediment disturbed by large sand-foraging species.
Breeding:	Maternal mouthbrooder. In aquarium the male displays over a plate or sandy patch where spawning occurs.
Special notes:	All-blue cyrtocarine with three lateral blotches. Differs from Cyrtocara moorii by lacking a cranial hump and by a concave frontal profile; darker blue overall and with narrower mouth. Juveniles show the typical three-blotch pattern until about 7 cm length.