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Diplotaxodon macrops Turner & Stauffer, 1998 |
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photo by
Turner, G.F. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 76 - 128 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Lake Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: relatively large eyes; ripe males black with white margin to dorsal fin; dorsal fin base rather long (Ref. 55949). Description: deep-bodied; large eyes; premaxillary pedicel strongly prominent; mental process absent or very slight; lower jaw protrudes slightly or not at all (Ref. 55949). Coloration: females and non-breeding males silvery and countershaded; male breeding dress black with a coppery iridescence, broad white margin to the dorsal fin and up to 2 pale yellow eggspots on anal fin (Ref. 55949). | |||
| Biology: | Abundant near the bottom over shelf habitats (Ref. 55949). Apparently a plankton feeder that preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and diatoms (Ref. 30390). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||