Perissodini
Tribe of fishes
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Perissodini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing two genera of freshwater fish found only in Lake Tanganyika.[1]
| Perissodini | |
|---|---|
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| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini Poll, 1986 |
| Genera | |
One of its genera, Haplotaxodon, feeds on small fish and zooplankton. The other geneus is specialised in eating scales from other fish.[1] They are all mouthbrooders.[2]