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Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 14.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 80 m | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: known only from the holotype, trawled off Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Occurs in open water at mostly deep levels but infrequently taken by trawl nets. Feeds mainly on the lake sardine, Engraulicypris sardella (Ref. 5595). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||