Diplotaxodon macrops
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
TaxonDiplotaxodon macrops
AuthorityG. F. Turner & Stauffer, 1998

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]

References

  1. ^ Konings, A. & Kazembe, J. (2019). "Diplotaxodon macrops". Vol. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61201A155051657.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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