Docimodus
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| Docimodus | |
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| Docimodus johnstoni | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Docimodus Boulenger, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897
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Docimodus is a small genus of cichlids native to east Africa where they are found in Lake Malawi and one species (D. johnstoni) also occurs in Lake Malombe and the upper Shire River.
The species of this genus have unusual feeding habits: they feed on scales, fins, or skin of other fishes.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Docimodus evelynae Eccles & D. S. C. Lewis, 1976
- Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger, 1897
References
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