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''Alticorpus macrocleithrum'' is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, where it can be found at depths between . This species differs from all other species of ''Alticorpus'' by the presence of a prominent ventral protuberance of the cleithrum on the chest, hence the name ''macrocleithrum''. Like all members of ''Alticorpus'', ''A. macrocleithrum'' has enlarged lateral pores on the lower part of the head. The feeding technique of these species is to 'listen' for any movements within the sediment. Once they have located a prey buried in the sediment, they will dart at it, picking it out of the sediment. The enlarged cleithrum found throughout these species acts as a base for the enlarged musculature needed to pull themselves free of the sediment once buried into it from chasing prey. Their diet can consist of many small organisms including crustaceans, larvae etc. ==References== * Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2005. (Alticorpus macrocleithrum ). (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 3 August 2007. *Stauffer & McKaye, 1985. *Ad Konings, 2001. Malawi Cichlids in their natural habitat, 3rd Edition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alticorpus macrocleithrum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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