Sandy substrates.
Occurs at depths from 15 to 55 metres.
Geographic distribution:
Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Typical adult size:
Up to 13 cm standard length.
Special notes:
The specific name honours
Kenneth E. Stride, who introduced
successful commercial trawling to
Lake Malawi.
The species is now very rare in the
lake and is threatened by overfishing
by commercial trawlers.
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