Docimodus evelynae

Docimodus evelynae is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi; it is widespread in the lake and found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.^[2] This species has unusual feeding habits: it feeds upon the flank scales of cichlids or cyprinids and the skin of catfishes.^[2][3] The specific name honours Evelyn Axelrod, the wife of the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927-2017).^[4]

Docimodus evelynae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Docimodus
Species:	D. evelynae
Binomial name
Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976