Rhamphochromis longiceps, also known as the tigerfish, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi and the upper Shire River.

[2] It occurs in all the habitats in the lake including inshore reefs, rock shelf and littoral zones as well as in the offshore pelagic zone.

The females mouthbrood the eggs and while they are doing so they migrate to shallow water to release their offspring among vegetated lagoons and swampy areas.

The juveniles are found near the surface in inshore waters over the shelf and littoral zones.

The brood size is 27–68 eggs, the maximum total length is 25 centimetres (9.8 in).