Callochromis macrops

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Callochromis macrops.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ntakimazi, G. |date=2006 |title=Callochromis macrops |volume=2006 |page=e.T60478A12360413 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60478A12360413.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Callochromis macrops

| display_parents = 3

| authority = (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 {{convert|13.5|cm|in}} TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Callochromis|species= macrops| month = February | year = 2013}} It is the type species of the genus Callochromis.{{Cof record|genid=9099|title=Callochromis|access-date=25 November 2018}}

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