Plecodus straeleni

Plecodus straeleni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Plecodus
Species: P. straeleni
Binomial name
Plecodus straeleni
Poll, 1948
Synonyms
  • Perissodus straeleni (Poll, 1948)

Plecodus straeleni is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This fish is a scale-eater, eating the scales of other fishes. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. 2006. Plecodus straeleni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Plecodus straeleni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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