| Plecodus elaviae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Plecodus |
| Species: | P. elaviae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plecodus elaviae Poll, 1949 | |
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Plecodus elaviae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This schooling species is a scale-eater, plucking scales from other fishes. Both parents care for the offspring in this mouthbrooder. This fish can reach a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL.
References
- Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Plecodus elaviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60659A12382068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60659A12382068.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plecodus elaviae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Takahashi, Rieko; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Nishida, Mutsumi; Hori, Michio (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. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
- Koblmüller, Stephan; Egger, Bernd; Sturmbauer, Christian; Sefc, Kristina M. (2007). "Evolutionary history of Lake Tanganyika's scale-eating cichlid fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1295–1305. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.010. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17383901.
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| Plecodus elaviae | |
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