Ctenopharynx pictus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae.

It is restricted to Lake Malawi.

It occurs throughout much of the lake, but mainly in rocky habitats at depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft).

[1] It is a mouthbrooder, but the female will often release the young near nesting kampango catfish.

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