Perissodus
Perissodus microlepis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. 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. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Perissodus in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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