Labidochromis mathotho

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |date=2018 |title=Labidochromis mathotho |volume=2018 |page=e.T61099A47233963 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61099A47233963.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Labidochromis mathotho

| authority = W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1976

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Labidochromis mathotho is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species grows to a length of {{convert|8|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |genus= Labidochromis|species= mathotho| month = February | year = 2013}}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of A. J. Mathotho, Chief Fisheries Officer, Malawi {{Cite web|url=http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae4|title=Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (L-o)|date=22 July 2018}}

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