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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Tramitichromis sp. 'east-coast shallow' Liwani
Genus: Tramitichromis
Biotope: Extreme shallow water along the Lake Malawi eastern shore near Liwani, just south of the Nsinje River.
Breeding: Males construct small to medium-sized bowers with a horizontal spawning platform surrounded by a rim.
Special notes: Tramitichromis is characterized by a distinctive lower pharyngeal bone with long, slender teeth, including markedly elongated anterior teeth with backward-bent tips, and by a downward-projecting anterior blade of the pharyngeal bone. The lower gill-rakers are robust and can form a near-horizontal grid that separates heavier sand from lighter food items during sand-sifting. This undescribed form was distinguished at Liwani by its bower type, which differs from other Tramitichromis observed in very shallow water around 1 m to 2 m depth.

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