Recorded at depths of 30–50 m in the southeastern arm
of Lake Malawi.
Geographic distribution:
Southern part of Lake Malawi; photographed at
Kande Island. A similar deep-bodied form has been
reported between Monkey Bay and Boadzulu Island
in the southeastern arm of the lake.
Typical adult size:
Up to about 16 cm total length.
Special notes:
Catalogued as Otopharynx sp. ‘feather fin’ and described as
resembling a large, deep-bodied Otopharynx decorus.
It is characterized by a very small mouth and a short,
rounded snout. A comparable deep-bodied form was
previously referred to as O. sp. ‘argyrosoma deep’.
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