Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Diplotaxodon ecclesi is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, in East Africa, where it is found in open water at mainly at the deeper levels, although it is rarely caught by trawling. Its main prey is the Lake Malawi sardine (Engraulicypris sardella).
Wikipedia contributors, Diplotaxodon ecclesi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:32:27.462943+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
- Name authority
- Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Diplotaxodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusDiplotaxodon Trewavas, 1935
- speciesDiplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplotaxodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplotaxodon apogon Turner & Stauffer, 1998 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon argenteus Trewavas, 1935 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon greenwoodi Stauffer & McKaye, 1986 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon limnothrissa Turner, 1994 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon macrops Turner & Stauffer, 1998 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon aeneus Turner & Stauffer, 1998 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Burgess, W. E., & Axelrod, H. R. (1973). New cichlids from Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 22 (2): 14, 87–93, 95–98. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36NY7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.