Perissodus elaviae
| Perissodus elaviae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Perissodus |
| Species: | P. elaviae
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| Binomial name | |
| Perissodus elaviae (Poll, 1949)
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Perissodus elaviae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This schooling species is a scale-eater, plucking scales from other fishes. Both parents care for the offspring in this mouthbrooder. This fish can reach a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mabo, L. (2025). "Perissodus elaviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60659A47206674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60659A47206674.en. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plecodus elaviae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Takahashi, Rieko; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Nishida, Mutsumi; Hori, Michio (2007). "Evolution of feeding specialization in Tanganyikan scale-eating cichlids: a molecular phylogenetic approach". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (1): 195. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..195T. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-195. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2212659. PMID 17945014.
- Koblmüller, Stephan; Egger, Bernd; Sturmbauer, Christian; Sefc, Kristina M. (2007). "Evolutionary history of Lake Tanganyika's scale-eating cichlid fishes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (3): 1295–1305. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.010. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17383901.