Copadichromis trewavasae

Copadichromis trewavasae is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It is widespread in the Lake, and so occurs in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is often found in areas rich in sediment where muddy deposits cover the underlying substrate, It feeds by picking out particles from the water column.^[1] This species of Copadichromis is named after noted ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas.^[2]

Copadichromis trewavasae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Copadichromis
Species:	C. trewavasae
Binomial name
Copadichromis trewavasae Konings, 1999