Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]
Perissodus | |
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Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Perissodus eccentricus Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
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: 195. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..195T. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Perissodus". FishBase. April 2013 version.