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Perissodus
Sign in to savePerissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.
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It sits within the topics Cichlid genera, Fish of Lake Tanganyika and Perissodini.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Perissodus est un genre de poissons la famille des Cichlidae. Les deux espèces de ce genre sont endémiques du lac Tanganyika en Afrique.
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Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: 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)
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