Diplotaxodon macrops Turner & Stauffer, 1998
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 macrops is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It is found throughout the lake in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Within Lake Malawi it is abundant near the lake bed over rock shelves. It appears to be a plankton-eating species that feeds on insect larvae, crustaceans, and diatoms.
Wikipedia contributors, Diplotaxodon macrops; 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 macrops Turner & Stauffer, 1998
- Name authority
- Turner & Stauffer, 1998
- 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 macrops Turner & Stauffer, 1998
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 greenwoodi Stauffer & McKaye, 1986 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplotaxodon limnothrissa Turner, 1994 | 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.
- Turner, G. F.; Stauffer, J. R., Jr. (1998). Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (3): 239–252. 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:6CXJZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.