| Status | LC |
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| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Diplotaxodon ecclesi |
| Authority | W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973 |
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Diplotaxodon ecclesi is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, in East Africa, where it is found in open water at mainly at the deeper levels, although it is rarely caught by trawling. Its main prey is the Lake Malawi sardine (Engraulicypris sardella).[1]
Etymology
The specific name honours the Senior Fisheries Research Officer of Malawi, David H. Eccles (b. 1932).[2]
References
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- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 December 2018.