Protomelas Macrodon
📖 Overview
One of the two specimens collected was from an extensive shallow sandy area with Vallisneria beds. Stomach content consisted of a gastropod and a ceratopogonid larva .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Small with small mouth, resembles P. pleurotaenia in body form and coloration. Different from other members of genus because of the greatly enlarged molariform, pharyngeal teeth and from P. pleurotaenia in the larger eye, longer premaxillary pedicel and broader head and body.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Protomelas Macrodon is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Protomelas Macrodon is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Protomelas Macrodon is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 9°S - 15°S Endemic to Lake Malawi.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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