Ectodini

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]

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

Genera

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

• Aulonocranus Regan, 1920
• Callochromis Regan, 1920
• Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
• Cunningtonia Boulenger, 1906
• Cyathopharynx Regan, 1920
• Ectodus Boulenger, 1898
• Grammatotria Boulenger, 1899
• Lestradea Poll, 1943
• Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
• Xenochromis Boulenger, 1899
• Xenotilapia Boulenger, 1899