Breeding habitat at Kande Island on the central western shore of Lake Malawi, recorded at about
8 m depth.
Breeding:
Males construct a very shallow bower similar in form to that described for Tramitichromis sp.
‘red gular’.
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. Breeding males of this
form are noted for a distinct gold-orange patch on the head and nape.
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