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Perissodus microlepis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] This species reaches a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) TL. It is a scale-eating 'parasite' on other fish species. It occurs in two distinct morphological forms.
Lepidophagy, or scale-eating, has been reported in a range of fish, including: Chanda nama (family Ambassidae), [4] Plagiotremus (family Blenniidae), [5] Terapon jarbua (family Terapontidae), [1] a few Ariopsis and Neoarius species (family Ariidae), [6] Pachypterus khavalchor (family Pachypteridae), Macrorhamphoides uradoi (family Triacanthodidae), several pencil catfish (family ...
Plecodus straeleni is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. This species can reach a total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). [2]Like all species of Plecodus, this fish is a scale-eater.
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the southern half of Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] It mainly eats snails, and its pharyngeal bones and teeth are adapted to this hard-shelled prey. [1]
Plecodus 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]
Perissodini is a tribe of African cichlids, containing three genera of freshwater fish found only in Lake Tanganyika. [1] One of its genera, Haplotaxodon, feeds on small fish and zooplankton. The other two genera are specialised in eating scales from other fish. [1] They are all mouthbrooders. [2]
Fish jaws, like vertebrates in general, normally show bilateral symmetry. An exception occurs with the parasitic scale-eating cichlid Perissodus microlepis. The jaws of this fish occur in two distinct morphological forms. One morph has its jaw twisted to the left, allowing it to eat scales more readily on its victim's right flank.
Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales. [1] Species
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