Perissodini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing three genera of freshwater fish found only in Lake Tanganyika.[1]
| 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 | |
One of its genera, Haplotaxodon, feeds on small fish and zooplankton. The other two genera are specialised in eating scales from other fish.[1] They are all mouthbrooders.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- 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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