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418:Juvenile male M. Lombardoi with faint stripes.
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287:Distribution and habitat
212:Pseudotropheus lombardoi
586:. October 2006 version.
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295:to the rocky shores of
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878:-related article is a
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241:fish from the family
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279:for discussion. The
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309:sexually dimorphic
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923:Categories
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327:Like most
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386:A female
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203:Synonyms
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