Diplotaxodon macrops is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi.

It is found throughout the lake in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

[1] Within Lake Malawi it is abundant near the lake bed over rock shelves.

It appears to be a plankton eating species that feeds on insect larvae, crustaceans, and diatoms.

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