Rhamphochromis esox

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Rhamphochromis esox.jpg

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kanyerere, G.Z. |date=2019 |title=Rhamphochromis esox |volume=2019 |page=e.T117849983A155053147 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T117849983A155053147.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Rhamphochromis esox

| authority = (Boulenger, 1908)

| synonyms =

• Paratilapia esox Boulenger, 1908
• Champsochromis esox (Boulenger, 1908)
• Rhamphochromis leptosoma Regan, 1922
• Rhamphochromis melanotus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926

}}

Rhamphochromis esox is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it prefers open waters at depths of from {{convert|2|to|65|m|ft}}. This fish is piscivore. This species can reach a length of {{convert|42|cm|in}} SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Rhamphochromis|species= esox| month = April | year = 2013}}