Eretmodini
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]
Eretmodini | |
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Tanganyika clown, Eretmodus cyanostictus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Eretmodini poll, 1986 |
Genera | |
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Genera
There are three genera, consisting of five species in the tribe:[2]
- Eretmodus Boulenger, 1898
- Spathodus Boulenger, 1900
- Tanganicodus Poll, 1950
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References
- Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 10. 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.18.10230. PMC 17871. PMID 10468591.
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