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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps
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Tramitichromis sp. 'lituris yellow' Senga Bay
Genus: Tramitichromis
Typical adult size: About 12 cm total length.
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 exported on a single occasion from Senga Bay and has not been seen again; it is readily recognized by yellow anal and pelvic fins, with a yellow cast on the throat and breast.

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