Lethrinops altus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kazembe, J. |name-list-style=amp |year=2019 |title=Lethrinops altus |amends=2018 |page=e.T61032A155048946 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61032A155048946.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Lethrinops altus

| authority = Trewavas, 1931

| synonyms =

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Lethrinops altus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs in areas with sandy substrates. This species grows to a length of {{convert|15.8|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |id=2157 |genus= Lethrinops|species= altus| month = February | year = 2013}}