''Perissodus'' is a genus of
cichlids
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of Percomorpha, percomorph fish in the family (biology), family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been Binomial nomenclature, scientifically described, making ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. ...
in Africa. They
feed on scales.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Perissodus eccentricus''
Liem
Many Overseas Chinese, ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries. Over time, especially under social and political pressure during the New Order (Indonesia), New Order era, most Chinese Indonesians have adopted names that ...
& D. J. Stewart, 1976
* ''
Perissodus microlepis
''Perissodus microlepis'' is a species of cichlid endemism, endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, TL. It is a scale-eating 'parasite' on other fish species. It ...
''
Boulenger, 1898
References
Perissodini
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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