Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Genus:	Tramitichromis
Biotope:	Shallow water at Mvunguti, at about 3–5 m depth.
Typical adult size:	Up to about 16 cm.
Recommended aquarium size:	A minimum tank length of 120 cm and an aquarium volume of 400 L are recommended.
Breeding:	Males build medium-sized bowers with a horizontal spawning platform surrounded by a rim that is irregular or has two opposing back-splashes.
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, slender-bodied form was recorded in 2012 and is placed in the Haplochromis group.