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Protomelas macrodon

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Protomelas macrodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Protomelas
Species:
P. macrodon
Binomial name
Protomelas macrodon
Eccles, 1989

Protomelas macrodon is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from areas vegetated with Vallisneria. This species can reach a length of 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas macrodon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Protomelas macrodon". FishBase. April 2013 version.