Ectodus
| Ectodus descampsii | |
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| Specimen from Ndole Bay, Zambia | |
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| Genus: | Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
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| Species: | E. descampsii
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| Ectodus descampsii Boulenger, 1898
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Ectodus descampsii is a species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa where it prefers areas with substrates of coarse sand. It feeds on micro-organisms, algae and diatoms. This species reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus.
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