Benthochromis melanoides

Benthochromis melanoides is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to the deep waters of Lake Tanganyika, where it lives in deep water and feeds on plankton and crustaceans.^[2]

Benthochromis melanoides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Benthochromis
Species:	B. melanoides
Binomial name
Benthochromis melanoides (Poll, 1984)
Synonyms
Haplotaxodon melanoides Poll, 1984