Plecodus multidentatus

Plecodus multidentatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Plecodus
Species:	P. multidentatus
Binomial name
	Plecodus multidentatus; Poll, 1952
Synonyms
	Perissodus multidentatus (Poll, 1952);

Plecodus multidentatus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species is a scale-eater, eating the scales off of other fishes. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.^[2]

References

^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Plecodus multidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60658A12381793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60658A12381793.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plecodus multidentatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Plecodus multidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60658A12381793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60658A12381793.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plecodus multidentatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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