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Petrotilapia chrysos Stauffer & van Snik, 1996 |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13.13 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi islands in the southeast arm of Lake Malawi, Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 16-19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-8 | |||
| Biology: | Scrapes algae from the rock over which it lives. Found foraging in the water column presumably on both phytoplankton and zooplankton. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||