Diplotaxodon aeneus Turner & Stauffer, 1998

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 400 m
Distribution:  Africa: Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi.
Diagnosis:  Diagnosis: eye greater than snout length; uniformely dark male breeding color, including the dorsal fin margin (Ref. 55949). Description: large eyes; head with moderate concavity above eye; premaxillary pedicel long and prominent; tip of lower jaw protrudes beyond that of the upper jaw (Ref. 55949). Coloration: non-breeding fish silvery and countershaded; mature, possible ripe, males dark grey to black all over, including the dorsal fin margin; flanks with bronze iridescence; 1-3 pale yellow eggspots on anal fin (Ref. 55949).
Biology:  Mainly found near rocky reefs (Ref. 55949).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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