Benthochromis melanoides
Species of fish
Benthochromis melanoides | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Benthochromis |
Species: | B. melanoides |
Binomial name | |
Benthochromis melanoides (Poll, 1984) | |
Synonyms | |
Haplotaxodon melanoides Poll, 1984 |
Benthochromis melanoides is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deep waters of Lake Tanganyika, where it lives in deep water and feeds on plankton and crustaceans.[2]
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