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Tropheops macrophthalmus

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Tropheops macrophthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species:
T. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Tropheops macrophthalmus
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926
  • Pseudotropheus tropheops macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926

Tropheops macrophthalmus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2018). "Tropheops macrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61157A148675094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61157A148675094.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tropheops macrophthalmus". FishBase. April 2013 version.