Diplotaxodon greenwoodi Stauffer & McKaye, 1986
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 greenwoodi is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It occurs in the reef and shelf zones of the lake where it preys on small cichlids. The specific name honours the English ichthyologist Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927–1995).
Wikipedia contributors, Diplotaxodon greenwoodi; 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 greenwoodi Stauffer & McKaye, 1986
- Name authority
- Stauffer & McKaye, 1986
- 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 greenwoodi Stauffer & McKaye, 1986
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 ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 | 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.
- Stauffer, J. R., Jr.; McKaye, K. R. (1986). Description of a paedophagous deep-water cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 99 (1): 29–33. https://doi.org/10.2307/1445282 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:36NY8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.