Lethrinops sp. "Gossei White-bar" "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 sp. "Gossei White-bar" 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 sp. "Gossei White-bar".
The Nkhata Bay population
Lethrinops sp. "Gossei White-bar" "Nkhata Bay" is the Nkhata Bay population of Lethrinops sp. "Gossei White-bar", 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 sp. "Gossei White-bar", 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 sp. "Gossei White-bar" is an undescribed sand-dwelling cichlid recorded near Nkhata Bay in Lake Malawi, named for its resemblance to the described species Lethrinops gossei together with a white bar marking that distinguishes it from that species. It has no formal description, authority, or FishBase entry, and is known only by this trade name.
Full Lethrinops sp. "Gossei White-bar" account →