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Diplotaxodon
Sign in to saveDiplotaxodon 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Diplotaxodon is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- YPM, USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Malawi, Tanzania
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Reproductive biology
- Evolution and population genetics
- Human exploitation
- Species
- References
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.
== Reproductive biology ==
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