Abactochromis labrosus

Description :

Description: English: Abactochromis labrosus (formerly Melanochromis labrosus). Fully grown adult male (119.0 mm SL when fresh, 115.0 mm SL as preserved - YPM 15189) collected with trammel and experimental gill nets set in 6-45 meters depth, overnight 24-25 July 1980 at Nkhata Bay, Malawi, off the southern shore of the south bay near emergent offshore rocks, ~75 meters from shore. This is the largest specimen ever collected. The soft, fleshy lip lobes (which are covered with taste buds) are curled back against the head in life; here, the lobes have been moved forward to show their full length. Date: 25 July 1980. Source: taken by the Author. Author: Michael K. Oliver, Ph.D. Camera location 11° 36′ 40.32″ S, 34° 18′ 12.79″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: -11.611201; 34.303554.