Mchenga flavimanus (Iles, 1960)
Mchenga flavimanus
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  12 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: fins yellow in juveniles and mature females; premaxillary pedicel 30-36% HL; teeth in outer rows on dentary and premaxilla of mature males, females, and immatures small and bicuspid (Ref. 57549).
Biology:  Mostly caught on sandy beaches, and feeds on plankton (Ref. 5595).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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