Eretmodini
Sign in to saveEretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains five species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are small fish with reduced swim bladders that are found near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone. They are mouthbrooders.
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Eretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains five species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are small fish with reduced swim bladders that are found near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone. They are mouthbrooders.
==Genera== There are three genera, consisting of five species in the tribe: Eretmodus Boulenger, 1898 Spathodus Boulenger, 1900 Tanganicodus Poll, 1950
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