Perissodus, the Glossary
Perissodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.[1]
Table of Contents
7 relations: Cichlid, Endemism, George Albert Boulenger, Lake Tanganyika, Lepidophagy, Perissodus eccentricus, Perissodus microlepis.
- Perissodini
Cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians.
See Perissodus and George Albert Boulenger
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika (Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake.
See Perissodus and Lake Tanganyika
Lepidophagy
Lepidophagy is a specialised feeding behaviour in fish that involves eating the scales of other fish.
See Perissodus and Lepidophagy
Perissodus eccentricus
Perissodus eccentricus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from Zambian waters. Perissodus and Perissodus eccentricus are Cichlidae stubs.
See Perissodus and Perissodus eccentricus
Perissodus microlepis
Perissodus microlepis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Perissodus and Perissodus microlepis are Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger.
See Perissodus and Perissodus microlepis
See also
Perissodini
- Haplotaxodon
- Perissodini
- Perissodus
- Plecodus