Perissodus

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

Perissodus
Perissodus microlepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Tribe:	Perissodini
Genus:	Perissodus Boulenger, 1898
Type species
Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
Synonyms
Plecodus Boulenger, 1898

Species

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

• Perissodus eccentricus Liem & D. J. Stewart, 1976
• Perissodus elaviae (Poll, 1949)
• Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
• Perissodus multidentatus (Poll, 1952)
• Perissodus paradoxus (Boulenger, 1898)
• Perissodus straeleni (Poll, 1948)

P. elaviae, P. multidentatus, P. paradoxus & P. straeleni were formerly allocated to Plecodus