Tropheops macrophthalmus

Tropheops macrophthalmus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tropheops
Species: T. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Tropheops macrophthalmus
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926
  • Pseudotropheus tropheops macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926

Tropheops macrophthalmus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 11.5 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Snoeks, J., Laleye, P. & Contreras-MacBeath, T. 2009. Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tropheops macrophthalmus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.