Plecodus
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Plecodus is a genus of fish
in the Cichlidae family. All species are endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It contains the following 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. All species are endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It contains the following species:
- Plecodus elaviaePlecodus elaviaePlecodus elaviae 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 forms large schools, and feeds off of the scales of other fish. Being a bi-parental mouthbreeder, both...
- Plecodus multidentatusPlecodus multidentatusPlecodus multidentatus 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.-References:...
- Plecodus paradoxusPlecodus paradoxusPlecodus paradoxus 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 habitats are freshwater lakes and inland deltas.-References:...
- Plecodus straeleniPlecodus straeleniPlecodus straeleni 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 eats the scales of other fishes.-References:...