Diplotaxodon greenwoodi
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| Diplotaxodon greenwoodi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Diplotaxodon |
| Species: | D. greenwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplotaxodon greenwoodi | |
Diplotaxodon greenwoodi is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi. It occurs in the reef and shelf zones of the lake where it preys on small cichlids.[2] The specific name honours the English ichthyologist Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927–1995).[3][4]
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