Likoma Island, Lake Malawi; recorded at Ndomo Point where it
occurs sympatrically with O. heterodon.
Typical adult size:
Maximum total length about 20 cm.
Diet:
Exhibits feeding behaviour similar to
O. sp. ‘auromarginatus jakuta’, collecting debris and
plankton just above the sand.
Breeding:
Lek-breeder; males construct bowers on the sand.
Special notes:
Undescribed species formerly misidentified as
O. heterodon. Differs from that species by larger
size, more elongate body, and differences in pigmentation
pattern. Displays three flank spots, the largest elongate
below the dorsal fin, whereas in O. heterodon the
spots are smaller and vertical bars more pronounced.
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