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Etymology: Diplotaxodon: Greek, diploos = twice + Greek, taxis = disposition + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 200 m (Ref. 55949). Tropical; 9°S - 15°S, 33°E - 36°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: Lake Malawi.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55949); peso massimo pubblicato: 0.00 g

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Diagnosis: relatively large eyes, long lower jaw, great predorsal distance and short dorsal fin base; long pectoral fin, often reaching past the third anal fin spine (Ref. 55949).

Deep-water species, usually found close to the bottom on shelf areas; zooplankton feeder (Ref. 55949).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaboratori

Turner, G.F. and J.R. Stauffer, 1998. Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(3):239-252. (Ref. 30390)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Diplotaxodon apogon Turner & Stauffer, 1998