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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Diplotaxodon longimaxilla: 'Lake Malawi, Domira Bay, northwest of Mbenji Island, 13.399911°S, 34.455000°E' (Ref. 127500). Known from Lake Malawi (Ref. 127500).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Stauffer, J.R. Jr., T.B. Phiri and A.F. Konings, 2018
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Diplotaxodon: Greek, diploos = twice + Greek, taxis = disposition + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); longimaxilla: The specific name longimaxilla is derived from the Latin words maxilla, which means 'jaw', and longus, which means 'long', and is used here in reference to the long upper jaw bone (Ref. 127500).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 80 - ? m (Ref. 127500). Tropical

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Africa: Lake Malawi (Ref. 127500).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127500)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Diagnosis: The body depth distinguishes Diplotaxodon longimaxilla, 28.9-32.4% of standard length, from D. altus, 35.1-37.8% of standard length, D. limnothrissa, 22.5-27.8% of standard length, D. argenteus, 27.3-27.6% of standard length, and D. greenwoodi, 34.2-36.5% of standard length (Ref. 127500). Diplotaxodon longimaxilla, with horizontal eye diameter 27.1-32.1% of head length, has a smaller eye than D. macrops, horizontal eye diameter 35.2-38.2% of head length; the smaller cheek depth of D. longimaxilla, 15.2-19.4% of head length, distinguishes it from both D. aeneus, 23.2-28.1% of head length, and D. apogon, 23.2-28.0% of head length; it has more lateral-line scales than D. ecclesi, 35-38 vs. 32 (Ref. 127500).

This species is found offshore; common in trawl nets from depths below 80 m near Domira Bay (Ref. 127500).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Stauffer, J.R. Jr., T.B. Phiri and A.F. Konings, 2018. Description of two deep-water fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 131:90-100. (Ref. 127500)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Diplotaxodon longimaxilla Stauffer, Phiri & Konings, 2018