Perissodini
| Perissodini | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini Poll, 1986 |
| Genera | |
Perissodini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing two genera of freshwater fish found only in Lake Tanganyika.[1]
One of its genera, Haplotaxodon, feeds on small fish and zooplankton. The other geneus is specialised in eating scales from other fish.[1] They are all mouthbrooders.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-7641-0615-5.
External links
[edit]- "Taxonomy - Perissodini (tribe)". UniProt.
- "Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids studied". Practical Fishkeeping. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007.