Lake Malawi; found only at and around Likoma Island.
Diet:
Feeds on insect larvae and crustaceans picked from debris-laden
crevices in rocks or from accumulated organic debris at the base of
rocks where they meet the sand.
Breeding:
Breeds in shallow water, forming leks of about 25 breeding males.
Each male maintains a small sandy bower approximately the length of
the male, sometimes demarcated by small stones. Displaying males
remain very close to the spawning dish.
Special notes:
Morphologically very similar to Mylochromis mollis but with more
developed lips, which in some individuals form a pointed snout. The
upper snout profile is often straight and more pointed than in
Mylochromis mollis. It occurs sympatrically with M. mollis at
Likoma Island.
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