Diplotaxodon macrops
Diplotaxodon macrops is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It is found throughout the lake in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[1] Within Lake Malawi it is abundant near the lake bed over rock shelves. It appears to be a plankton eating species that feeds on insect larvae, crustaceans, and diatoms.[2]
| Diplotaxodon macrops | |
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| Diplotaxodon macrops (at bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Diplotaxodon |
| Species: | D. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplotaxodon macrops G. F. Turner & Stauffer, 1998 | |
References
- Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Diplotaxodon macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61201A155051657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61201A155051657.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Diplotaxodon macrops" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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