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currently two
recognized species in this genus:
Perissodus eccentricus Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976
Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898 Takahashi, R.; Watanabe...
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Perissodus microlepis is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This
species reaches a
length of 11
centimetres (4.3 in) TL. This
species can...
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Chthonerpeton perissodus is a
species of
caecilian in the
family Typhlonectidae. It is
endemic to
Minas Gerais, Brazil, and only
known from its imprecise...
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Perissodus eccentricus is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake
Tanganyika where it is only
known from
Zambian waters. It
feeds on the
scales of
other fishes...
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Cichlidae Genus:
Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899 Species: X. hecqui
Binomial name
Xenochromis hecqui Boulenger, 1899
Synonyms Perissodus hecqui (Boulenger, 1899)...
- trewavasae
Binomial name
Petrochromis trewavasae Poll, 1948
Synonyms Perissodus trewavasae (Poll, 1948)
Petrochromis trewavasae trewavasae Poll, 1948...
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bilateral symmetry. An
exception occurs with the scale-eating
cichlid Perissodus microlepis. The jaws of this fish
occur in two
distinct morphological...
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zooplanktivore with an
unusual protractile mouth Perissodini (E):
Perissodus microlepis, a
specialized scale-eating
species Tilapiini: Oreochromis...
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found among other cichlid broods e.g.
Lepidiolamprologus elongatus and
Perissodus microlepis. Some
authorities consider this
species to be in a separate...
- side (to
blend in with sand
floor of the ocean) The scale-eating
cichlid Perissodus microlepis Mouth and jaw
asymmetry More
effective at
removing scales from...
