| Family: |
Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: most predatory looking Stigmatochromis species; large jaws; lower jaw clearly prognathous; large eyes (Ref. 55954). |
| Biology: |
Larger specimens are normally encountered over the open sand at deeper levels. Piscivorous. Hunts its prey over the sand (Ref. 5595); usually in pairs or in large groups (Ref. 3817). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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