Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Rhamphochromis woodi 'South East Arm'.jpg Sciaenochromis sp. 'deep water' South East Arm.jpg Sciaenochromis sp. 'torpedo head' South East Arm.jpg Tramitichromis sp. 'false lituris' South East Arm.jpg Trematocranus brevirostris 'South East Arm'.jpg
Previous pageNext pageSciaenochromis sp. 'torpedo head' South East Arm
Genus: Sciaenochromis
Biotope: Deep-water habitats.
Geographic distribution: Photographed at Monkey Bay from a deep-water trawl catch.
Special notes: An undescribed deep-water form referred to as “torpedo head”. It was documented from a deep-water trawl specimen and represents one of several deep-water Sciaenochromis forms mentioned in the literature.

Photo: © Martin Genner