Plecodus | |
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Plecodus paradoxus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Perissodini |
Genus: | Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 |
Type species | |
Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
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Plecodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Plecodus elaviae Poll, 1949
- Plecodus multidentatus Poll, 1952
- Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
- Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Plecodus in FishBase. April 2013 version.