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species in this genus:
Plecodus elaviae Poll, 1949
Plecodus multidentatus Poll, 1952
Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948 Takahashi...
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Plecodus straeleni is a
species of
cichlid fish that is
endemic to Lake
Tanganyika in East Africa. This
species can
reach a
total length of 16 centimetres...
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Plecodus multidentatus is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This
species is a scale-eater,
eating the
scales off of
other fishes. This species...
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Plecodus paradoxus is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This fish is a scale-eater,
gathering in
large schools exceeding 500 individuals...
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Plecodus elaviae is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This
schooling species is a scale-eater,
plucking scales from
other fishes. Both parents...
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unusual feeding strategies are
those of Corematodus,
Docimodus evelynae,
Plecodus, Perissodus, and
Genyochromis spp.,
which feed on
scales and fins of other...
- (family Cyprinodontidae),
along with both
Perissodus species, all four
Plecodus species, Xenochromis,
Haplochromis welcommei, Docimodus,
Corematodus and...
- out a part of her brood.
Other behaviours include those of the
species Plecodus straeleni,
which belongs to the
family Cichlidae. When this
species exhibits...
- them to
chase prey into thin
cracks in
rocks without damaging their skin.
Plecodus straeleni has
evolved large,
strangely curved teeth that are
designed to...
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adapted to this hard-s****ed prey. An
aggressive mimic of this
species is
Plecodus straeleni, a scale-eating
cichlid that is able to
approach its victims...
