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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) >
Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Lethrinops: Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus + Greek, ops = similar to.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 2 - 28 m (Ref. 49505). Tropical
Africa: Lake Malawi basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 49505)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Caught at shallow depths (2-15 m), but also observed in a trawl between 20-28 m (Ref. 49505). Females produce about 30 eggs per batch (Ref. 49505).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ngatunga, B.P. and J. Snoeks, 2003. Lethrinops turneri, a new shallow-water haplochromine cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Lake Malawi basin. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(2):127-136. (Ref. 49505)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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