''Eretmodus'' is a
genus
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of
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
s endemic to
Lake Tanganyika
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in
East Africa
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Eretmodus cyanostictus''
Boulenger, 1898 (Tanganyika Clown)
* ''
Eretmodus marksmithi''
W. E. Burgess, 2012
References
Eretmodini
Fish of Africa
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Cichlid genera
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