Ectodus
| Ectodus | |
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| Specimen from Ndole Bay, Zambia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini |
| Genus: | Ectodus Boulenger, 1898 |
| Species: | E. descampsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898 | |
Ectodus descampsii is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with substrates of coarse sand. It feeds on micro-organisms, algae and diatoms. This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The specific name honours Capitaine Georges Descamps (1855-1938), a Belgian officer in the anti-slavery movement at Lake Tanganyika.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Ectodus descampsii.
- ↑ Sibomana, C. (2025). "Ectodus descampsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60489A47192956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60489A47192956.en. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ectodus descampsii". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 November 2018.