Tropheops microstoma

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |date=2018 |title=Tropheops microstoma |volume=2018 |page=e.T61158A148846735 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61158A148846735.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Tropheops microstoma

| authority = (Trewavas, 1935)

| synonyms =

  • Pseudotropheus microstoma Trewavas, 1935
  • Pseudotropheus tropheops microstoma Trewavas, 1935

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Tropheops microstoma is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers sheltered bays with calm waters. This species can reach a length of {{convert|9.8|cm|in}} SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Tropheops|species= microstoma| month = April | year = 2013}}

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