Docimodus

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Docimodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Docimodus
Boulenger, 1897
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Docimodus is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to east Africa. The genus contains two species; Docimodus johnstoni endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the upper reaches of the Shire River and Docimodus evelynae which is limited in its distribution to Lake Malawi.

[edit] References

FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).

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