Diplotaxodon macrops

Diplotaxodon macrops
Diplotaxodon macrops (at bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Diplotaxodon
Species:
D. macrops
Binomial name
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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplotaxodon macrops". FishBase. June 2018 version.