Ectodini
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| Ectodini | |
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| Xenotilapia papilio | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Ectodini Poll, 1986 |
Ectodini is a tribe of cichlids that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. They live in the benthic zone. Most of the genera in this tribe are monotypic.
Genera
- Aulonocranus (monotypic)
- Callochromis (4 species)
- Cardiopharynx (monotypic)
- Cunningtonia (monotypic)
- Cyathopharynx (monotypic)
- Ectodus (monotypic)
- Grammatotria (monotypic)
- Lestradea (2 species)
- Ophthalmotilapia (4 species)
- Xenochromis (monotypic)
- Xenotilapia (13 species)
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