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Ectodini

Ectodini
Xenotilapia papilio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Ectodini
Poll, 1986

Ectodini is a tribe of cichlids that are endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. They live in the benthic zone. Most of the genera in this tribe are monotypic. These fishes show diverse morphology and behaviour and the tribe includes taxa which live in sandy, muddy and rocky habitats.[1]

Genera

The following genera are classified in the tribe Ectodini:[1]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Ectodini.
  1. ^ a b Thomas Andersen (2007). "Tribe Ectodini". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 24 November 2018.


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