Perissodus
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| Perissodus | |
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| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini |
| Genus: | Perissodus Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | |
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Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 | |
Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Perissodus eccentricus Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Perissodus elaviae (Poll, 1949)
- Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
- Perissodus multidentatus (Poll, 1952)
- Perissodus paradoxus (Boulenger, 1898)
- Perissodus straeleni (Poll, 1948)
P. elaviae, P. multidentatus, P. paradoxus & P. straeleni were formerly allocated to Plecodus
References
[edit]- ↑ Takahashi, R.; Watanabe, K.; Nishida, M.; Hori, M. (2007). "Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: A molecular phylogenetic approach". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 195. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..195T. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Perissodus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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