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Plecodus

Plecodus

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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]

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.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Plecodus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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Plecodus: Brief Summary

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Plecodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.

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