Docimodus

Docimodus is a small genus of cichlids native to east Africa where they are found in Lake Malawi and one species (D. johnstoni) also occurs in Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River.

Docimodus
Docimodus johnstoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Docimodus
Boulenger, 1897
Type species
Docimodus johnstoni
Boulenger, 1897

The species of this genus have unusual feeding habits: they feed on scales, fins, or skin of other fishes.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

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References
  1. Eccles, D. H.; Lewis, D. S. C. (1976). "A revision of the genus Docimodus Boulenger (Pisces: Cichlidae), a group of fishes with unusual feeding habits from Lake Malawi". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 58 (2): 165–172. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1976.tb00826.x.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Docimodus in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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