Callochromis macrops

Callochromis macrops is a species cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is found over sandy bottoms. This species reaches a length of 13.5 centimetres (5.3 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2] It is the type species of the genus Callochromis.^[3]

Callochromis macrops
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Ectodini
Genus:	Callochromis
Species:	C. macrops
Binomial name
Callochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
Paratilapia macrops Boulenger, 1898 Pelmatochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1898) Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis Borodin, 1931 Tylochromis macrophthalmus David, 1936