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Callochromis macrops

Callochromis macrops is a species cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found over sandy bottoms. This species reaches a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is the type species of the genus Callochromis.

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Callochromis macrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Genus: Callochromis
Species:
C. macrops
Binomial name
Callochromis macrops
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Paratilapia macrops Boulenger, 1898
  • Pelmatochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis Borodin, 1931
  • Tylochromis macrophthalmus David, 1936

Callochromis macrops is a species cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found over sandy bottoms. This species reaches a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.2 It is the type species of the genus Callochromis.3

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References

  1. Sibomana, C. (2025). "Callochromis macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60478A47192110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60478A47192110.en. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callochromis macrops". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Callochromis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2018.