Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

Genus:	Maylandia
Biotope:	Restricted intermediate zone at the base of shallow rocky reefs, where the rocks meet sand at a depth of about seven meters. The species inhabits the deepest parts of these otherwise shallow reefs.
Geographic distribution:	Pombo Reef and Ndumbi Point in Tanzania, on rocky reefs located between Lundu and the Ruhuhu River delta.
Sexual dimorphism:	Females are brown-beige and lack the bright yellow fin coloration seen in females of Maylandia hajomaylandi. Males resemble M. hajomaylandi in size and coloration.
Special notes:	This species closely resembles Maylandia hajomaylandi in both size and overall coloration but differs in its very restricted habitat preference and in the lack of yellow fin coloration in females.