Lethrinops macrochir

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Lethrinops macrochir.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kazembe, J. |name-list-style=amp |year=2019 |title=Lethrinops macrochir |amends=2018 |page=e.T61047A155050161 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61047A155050161.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Lethrinops macrochir

| authority = (Regan, 1922)

| synonyms = Haplochromis macrochir Regan, 1922

}}

Lethrinops macrochir is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers shallow waters with a sandy substrate. This species grows to a length of {{convert|13|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase |id=2170 |genus= Lethrinops|species= macrochir| month = February | year = 2013}}