Benthochromis melanoides

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]

Benthochromis melanoides
Scientific classification Edit this 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

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Benthochromis melanoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60473A12359548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60473A12359548.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Benthochromis melanoides" in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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