Lethrinops microdon Eccles & Lewis, 1977
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
Lethrinops microdon is an endangered species of cichlid endemic to the southern part of Lake Malawi where it occurs at depths of 35 to 100 metres (115 to 328 ft) in areas with soft substrates. This species grow to a length of 13.1 centimetres (5.2 in) SL. The species is threatened by trawl fisheries and has greatly declined but little is known about its population and distribution within Lake Malawi, it is given a status of Data Deficient by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Lethrinops microdon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:06.571247+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lethrinops microdon Eccles & Lewis, 1977
- Name authority
- Eccles & Lewis, 1977
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Lethrinops
- 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
- genusLethrinops Regan, 1922
- speciesLethrinops microdon Eccles & Lewis, 1977
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lethrinops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lethrinops mylodon Eccles & Lewis, 1979 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops macracanthus Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops longipinnis Eccles & Lewis, 1978 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops microstoma Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops oculatus Trewavas, 1931 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops macrochir (Regan, 1922) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops marginatus Ahl, 1926 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops micrentodon (Regan, 1922) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lethrinops gossei Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 | 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.
- Eccles, D. H., & Lewis, D. S. C. (1977). A taxonomic study of the genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Part 1. No. 36: 1–12. 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:6PQNK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.