Perissodus
Genus of fishes
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Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]
| Perissodus | |
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| Perissodus microlepis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini |
| Genus: | Perissodus Boulenger, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plecodus Boulenger, 1898 | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Perissodus eccentricus Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976
- Perissodus elaviae (Poll, 1949)
- Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
- Perissodus multidentatus (Poll, 1952)
- Perissodus paradoxus (Boulenger, 1898)
- Perissodus straeleni (Poll, 1948)
P. elaviae, P. multidentatus, P. paradoxus & P. straeleni were formerly allocated to Plecodus