| Haplotaxodon microlepis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Haplotaxodon |
| Species: | H. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplotaxodon microlepis Boulenger, 1906 | |
Haplotaxodon microlepis is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The adults spend most of their time in the open waters of the lake, either solitarily or in pairs. They sometimes form schools near the shores where there are rocky shorelines. They feed on zooplankton. Both parents mouthbrood the young until the attain a total length of 2.34 centimetres (0.92 in).
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Haplotaxodon trifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60530A12375104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60530A12375104.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Haplotaxodon microlepis". FishBase. October 2018 version.
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