Eretmodini
Eretmodini | |
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Tanganyika clown, Eretmodus cyanostictus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Eretmodini poll, 1986 |
Genera | |
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Eretmodini is a tribe of African cichlids. It contains five species of freshwater fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are small fish with reduced swim bladders that are found near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone.[1] They are mouthbrooders.[1]
Genera
There are three genera, consisting of five species in the tribe:[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7641-0615-5
- ^ "Pseudocrenilabrinae". NCBI. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Eretmodini.
- http://ctdbase.org/detail.go?type=taxon&acc=319068
- Rüber L, Verheyen E, Meyer A (August 1999). "Replicated evolution of trophic specializations in an endemic cichlid fish lineage from Lake Tanganyika". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 (18): 10230–5. PMID 10468591.