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'''''Plecodus''''' is a genus of [[cichlids]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Tanganyika]] in Africa. They [[Lepidophagy|feed on scales]].<ref name=Takahashi2007>{{Cite journal | last1 = Takahashi | first1 = R. | last2 = Watanabe | first2 = K. | last3 = Nishida | first3 = M. | last4 = Hori | first4 = M. | title = Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: A molecular phylogenetic approach | doi = 10.1186/1471-2148-7-195 | journal = BMC Evolutionary Biology | volume = 7 | pages = 195 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17945014| pmc =2212659 }}</ref> |
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'''''Plecodus''''' is a genus of [[cichlids]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Lake Tanganyika]]. |
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Plecodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Plecodus elaviae Poll, 1949
- Plecodus multidentatus Poll, 1952
- Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
- Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948
References
- ^ 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: 195. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Plecodus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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