Tropheops macrophthalmus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kazembe, J. |date=2018 |title=Tropheops macrophthalmus |volume=2018 |page=e.T61157A148675094 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61157A148675094.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| taxon = Tropheops macrophthalmus

| authority = (C. G. E. Ahl, 1926)

| synonyms =

• Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926
• Pseudotropheus tropheops macrophthalmus C. G. E. Ahl, 1926

}}

Tropheops macrophthalmus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of {{convert|11.5|cm|in}} TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Tropheops|species= macrophthalmus| month = April | year = 2013}}