Plecodus

Plecodus is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They feed on scales.^[1]

Plecodus
Plecodus paradoxus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Perissodini
Genus:	Plecodus Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898

Species

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

• Plecodus elaviae Poll, 1949
• Plecodus multidentatus Poll, 1952
• Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger, 1898
• Plecodus straeleni Poll, 1948