Lethrinops mylodon "Nkhata Bay"
Nkhata Bay — n-KAH-tah BAY (approx.)
The fish
How this cichlid is built, and everything about how it lives, eats and breeds, is shared with the species — this page doesn't repeat it.
Read the full Lethrinops mylodon account →Specific to Nkhata Bay
- Collection locality & coordinates
- Local coloration — best judged from the living-fish photo
- Kept as a single-provenance line, never crossed with other collection points
Care facts below are the species' — shared with Lethrinops mylodon.
The Nkhata Bay population
Lethrinops mylodon "Nkhata Bay" is the Nkhata Bay population of Lethrinops mylodon, a geographic colour form from the Malawi coast of Lake Malawi in the central part of the lake. It is the same species as Lethrinops mylodon, distinguished by its collection locality and local coloration; aquarists keep and breed it as a discrete, provenance-labelled line.
Colour reference: living Nkhata Bay fish at malawi.si →
About the species
Lethrinops mylodon is a sand-dwelling haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, named for grinding, molar-like pharyngeal teeth that set it apart from the finer-toothed members of its genus — anatomy suited to crushing harder-bodied prey than the soft invertebrates most Lethrinops sift from the sand. It is documented here from Nkhata Bay on the western shore and the lake's South East Arm in the south, two sites separated by most of the lake's length.
Full Lethrinops mylodon account →