Perissodus
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Perissodus is a genus of fish
in the Cichlidae family.
It contains at least seven species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cichlidae family.
It contains at least seven species:
- Perissodus eccentricusPerissodus eccentricusPerissodus eccentricus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-Source:* Bigirimana, C. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Perissodus elaviae
- Perissodus hecqui
- Perissodus microlepisPerissodus microlepisPerissodus microlepis is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is a scale-eating 'parasite' on other fish species. It occurs in two distinct morphological forms...
- Perissodus multidentatus
- Perissodus paradoxus
- Perissodus straeleni