Diplotaxodon limnothrissa is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi and it is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It occurs in inshore and offshore waters, on reefs and over the rock shelf; and it is abundant over the anoxic zone. It is a maternal mouthbrooder and it feeds on zooplankton. It is probably the most abundant species of cichlid in Lake Malawi.[2] The specific name references the clupeid Limnothrissa miodon, the Lake Tanganyika sardine, to which this species bears some morphological and biological similarities.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Diplotaxodon |
| Species: | D. limnothrissa
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| Diplotaxodon limnothrissa G. F. Turner, 1994
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References
edit- ^ Konings, A. & Kazembe, J. (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Diplotaxodon limnothrissa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60904A155044644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60904A155044644.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplotaxodon limnothrissa". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order Cichliformes: Family Cichlidae: Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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