Perissodini
| Perissodini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Perissodini |
| Genera | |
Perissodini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing nine species of freshwater fish. Two of the species feed on small fish and zooplankton.
Seven species are specialised in eating scales from other fish.[1]
- ↑ Takahashi, R.; Watanabe, K.; Nishida, M.; Hori, M. (2007). "Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: A molecular phylogenetic approach". BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 195. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
External links
- http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/319066
- http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=1344
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