Labidochromis vellicans

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |date=2018 |title=Labidochromis vellicans |volume=2018 |page=e.T61106A47234441 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61106A47234441.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Labidochromis vellicans

| authority = Trewavas, 1935

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Labidochromis vellicans is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found in areas with rocky substrates in the southern portion of the lake. This species grows to a length of {{convert|6.7|cm|in}} SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Labidochromis|species= vellicans| month = February | year = 2013}}