Callochromis melanostigma

Callochromis melanostigma
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Callochromis
Species:	C. melanostigma
Binomial name
	Callochromis melanostigma; (Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms
	Paratilapia macrops Boulenger, 1898; Pelmatochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898); Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis Borodin, 1931; Tylochromis macrophthalmus David, 1936;

Callochromis melanostigma is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it prefers sandy bottoms with nearby rocks. This fish grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

↑ Mushagalusa, D. (2025). "Callochromis melanostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60477A47192044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60477A47192044.en. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callochromis melanostigma". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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[iucn-1] Mushagalusa, D. (2025). "Callochromis melanostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60477A47192044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60477A47192044.en. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callochromis melanostigma". FishBase. February 2013 version.

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