Sandy substrates along the
Mozambique coast, recorded at
depths of about 25 m.
Geographic distribution:
Lumessi and Chiofu,
Mozambique, Lake Malawi.
Feeding:
Feeds by dipping its snout into
soft substrate and extracting
invertebrates from the material
collected; attracted to stirred-up
sediment but not observed
following large sand-grubbing
cichlids.
Breeding:
Maternal mouthbrooder; males are
non-territorial, and courtship can
be observed in the same areas
where females forage and brood.
Special notes:
Electra-type species sharing the
opportunistic feeding niche of
Placidochromis electra but
differing geographically and
ecologically from other forms of
the group.
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