Eretmodini
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| Eretmodini | |
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| Tanganyika clown, Eretmodus cyanostictus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Eretmodini |
| Genera | |
Eretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains four species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika:
- Eretmodus cyanostictus, sometimes referred to as the Tanganyika clown
- Spathodus erythrodon
- Spathodus marlieri
- Tanganicodus irsacae, sometimes referred to as the spotfin goby cichlid
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Wikispecies has information related to: Eretmodini |
- http://ctdbase.org/detail.go?type=taxon&acc=319068
- Rüber L, Verheyen E, Meyer A (August 1999). "Replicated evolution of trophic specializations in an endemic cichlid fish lineage from Lake Tanganyika". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 (18): 10230–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.18.10230. PMC 17871. PMID 10468591.
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