Callochromis macrops

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Callochromis macrops
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Callochromis
Species:
C. macrops
Binomial name
Callochromis macrops
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia macrops Boulenger, 1898
  • Pelmatochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis , 1931
  • Tylochromis macrophthalmus , 1936

Callochromis macrops is a species cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found over sandy bottoms. This species reaches a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] It is the type species of the genus Callochromis.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Callochromis macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60478A12360413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60478A12360413.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Callochromis macrops" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Callochromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2018.


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