| Perissodini | |
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| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 three genera of freshwater fish found only in Lake Tanganyika.
One of its genera, Haplotaxodon, feeds on small fish and zooplankton. The other two genera are specialised in eating scales from other fish. They are all mouthbrooders.
References
- ^ 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, pp. 11—13. ISBN 0-7641-0615-5
External links
- https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/319066
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071206122807/http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1344
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| Perissodini | |
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