Protomelas triaenodon

Protomelas triaenodon
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Protomelas
Species:	P. triaenodon
Binomial name
	Protomelas triaenodon; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis triaenodon Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara triaenodon (Trewavas, 1935);

Protomelas triaenodon is a species of cichlid native to the southern portion of Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Shire River. This species can reach a length of 15.4 centimetres (6.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

Konings, A. & Kasembe, J. "Protomelas triaenodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61088A47233223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61088A47233223.en.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas triaenodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Konings, A. & Kasembe, J. "Protomelas triaenodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61088A47233223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61088A47233223.en.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Protomelas triaenodon" in FishBase. April 2013 version.