''Labidochromis mylodon'' is a species of

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, () is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is ...

where it is only known to occur around

Mumbo Island Mumbo Island is an island within Lake Malawi National Park, located in the Salima District of the Central Region, some east of the capital Lilongwe. It has no permanent settlement but is home to Mumbo Camp, an ecoboutique camp (i.e. an ecotouri ...

. This species can reach a length of TL. It is also found in the

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trade and is also raised as a food fish.

References

Fish of Malawi

mylodon ''Mylodon'' is an extinct genus of ground sloth belonging to the family Mylodontidae, known from southern South America. With a total length of 3 to 4 m and a body mass of 1-2 tonnes, it is one of the largest mylodontids (though it was considerab ...

Fish described in 1982 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish of Lake Malawi {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub