Diplotaxodon macrops

Description

Diplotaxodon macrops is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi where 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 preys on insect larvae, crustaceans, and diatoms.