''Melanochromis loriae'' is a species of cichlid in the Cichlidae

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the fifth largest fr ...

. This species can reach a length of TL. Once believed to only occur around Chipoka Island, a revision in 2012 synonymized ''M. loriae'' with the parallel striped mbuna, ''M. parallelus'', which has populations around Likoma Island,

Chisumulu Island Chizumulu Island is the smaller of two islands in Lake Malawi, the larger being the nearby Likoma island, which together make up the Likoma District. Both these islands lie just a few kilometres from Mozambique and are entirely surrounded by Moza ...

, and the northwestern coast.Konings, AF & Stauffer JR Jr (2012
Review of the Lake Malaŵi genus ''Melanochromis'' (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species
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'' 3258: 1–27 Collection of specimens for the

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is a threat to its wild populations. The specific name honours the daughter of the fish dealer John Lomardo, Lori.

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loriae Fish of Lake Malawi Fish of Malawi Fish of Mozambique Freshwater fish of Tanzania Fish described in 1975 Taxa named by Donald S. Johnson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub