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Diplotaxodon
Diplotaxodon is a small genus of seven formally described, as well as a number of undescribed, deep-water species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. These fishes represent a remarkable adaptive radiation of offshore and deep-water adapted fish descended from ancestral shallow water forms. They include the dominant zooplankton-feeding fish of the offshore and deep-water regions of the lake, as well as a number of larger species that appear to feed on small pelagic fishes. Adult sizes range from 10 to 30 cm in total length, depending on species.

Diplotaxodon aeneus
species of fish
Diplotaxodon limnothrissa
species of fish
Diplotaxodon greenwoodi
species of fish

Diplotaxodon argenteus
species of fish
Diplotaxodon ecclesi
species of fish
Diplotaxodon macrops
species of fish